{"product_id":"seeking-the-mothers-in-ovids-heroides-hardback-9781501777066","title":"Seeking the Mothers in Ovid's \"Heroides\" (Hardback) 9781501777066","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSeeking the Mothers in Ovid's \"Heroides\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimona Martorana (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501777066\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew ground is broken in these pages by subsuming contemporary feminist theories within the analyses of the Heroides, thus providing an original and comprehensive overview that encompasses other Ovidian texts, Latin verse, and classical poetry in general. And, as Martorana observes, it is all\u003ci\u003e in fieri \u003c\/i\u003e(still in preparation).\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeking the Mothers in Ovid's \"Heroides\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores Ovid's reconceptualization of the heroines' maternal experience.\u003c\/b\u003e Rather than aligning them with the stereotypical roles of Roman women, motherhood enables the Ovidian heroines to challenge traditional norms with irreverent perspectives on gender categories and familial relationships. To confront these perspectives and overcome the dialectic between the (male) voice of the poet and the (female) voice of the heroines, \u003ci\u003eSeeking the Mothers in Ovid's \"Heroides\"\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a form of polyphonic \"cooperation\" between the two voices, thus providing new angles on ironical discourse and gender fluidity within the \u003ci\u003eHeroides\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy reading the Heroides both through feminist theory and against Ovid's poetic production, Simona Martorana provides a novel approach to describe how motherhood enhances the heroines' agency, drawing on works of Kristeva, Irigaray, Butler, Mulvey, Cavarero, Braidotti, and Ettinger. The application of theory is flexible throughout\u003ci\u003e Seeking the Mothers in Ovid's \"Heroides\"\u003c\/i\u003e and tailored to the nuances of specific passages rather than being uniformly imposed on the ancient text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeking the Mothers in Ovid's \"Heroides\"\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the irony, ambiguity, and polyphony intrinsic to Ovid's poetry are amplified by the heroines' poetic voices. Martorana breaks new ground by incorporating contemporary feminist theories within the analysis of the Heroides and provides an original comprehensive analysis of motherhood that encompasses other Ovidian works, Latin poetry, and classical literature more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Seeking the Mothers in Ovid's Heroides\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Traditional matrona? Penelope between Motherhood and Heroism (Heroides 1)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Deianira, Hercules, and Hyllus (Heroides 9): to mētros onoma\u003cbr\u003e 3. Phaedra and the Reconceptualization of (Step)Motherhood (Heroides 4)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Abject Bod: Canace in Heroides 11\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pregnancy, écriture feminine, and the Birth of the Text: Dido in Heroides 7\u003cbr\u003e 6. Motherhood, Metamorphosis, and Autopoiesis (Medea in Heroides 12)\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Self and the (M)Other:: Encounters, Borders, and Formation of Subjectivity (Heroides 6)\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Maternal Environments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739468787992,"sku":"9781501777066","price":39.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/seeking-the-mothers-in-ovids-heroides-hardback-9781501777066","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}