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Minke W. Hazewindus When women interfere
studies in the role of women in Herodotus' histories
In this revision of a doctoral thesis that was submitted to the University of Amsterdam in September 2001 Hazewindus analyzes five short stories in Herodotus' Histories in order to establish their function in the work as a whole. In these short stories women play important roles. The author argues that these roles exhibit a pattern: women unexpectedly change from passive, silent characters into active, leading people who at times take revenge when they feel wronged. Women here turn the wheel of history....
Non-fictie
Engels | 256 pagina's | Gieben, Amsterdam | 2004
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