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An investigation of the metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature, concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child, "nothos", is imagined in narratives. The "nothos" is connected to concerns about gender, reproduction, marriage, and concepts of polity.

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Chapter 1 Metaphors of Illegitimacy Chapter 2 Where the Girls Are: Skotioi and Parthenoi Chapter 3 Teucer, the Bastard Archer Chapter 4 Images of Fertility and Sterility Chapter 5 Euripides' Hippolytos Chapter 6 Conclusion

Imagining Illegitimacy in Classical Greek

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    Publisher: Lexington Books
    Publication Date: 22/03/2003
    ISBN13: 9780739105375, 978-0739105375
    ISBN10: 073910537X
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    An investigation of the metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature, concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child, "nothos", is imagined in narratives. The "nothos" is connected to concerns about gender, reproduction, marriage, and concepts of polity.

    Table of Contents
    Chapter 1 Metaphors of Illegitimacy Chapter 2 Where the Girls Are: Skotioi and Parthenoi Chapter 3 Teucer, the Bastard Archer Chapter 4 Images of Fertility and Sterility Chapter 5 Euripides' Hippolytos Chapter 6 Conclusion

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