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OverviewUntil now, the image of the Amazons that prevailed in classical antiquity has been predominantly interpreted within the framework of gender discourse. However, as the essays in this volume of conference proceedings demonstrate, Amazons have been paradigmatic in all literary and pictorial genres and through all epochs of antiquity as representatives of various contrast in myth and history, including the familiar and alien, self and other, as well as settled and nomadic. As such, they are a part of very generalized alternative worlds in which constructions of the self and images of the other are co-mingled. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charlotte Schubert , Alexander Wei , Alexander Weiss, PH.Publisher: Walter de Gruyter Imprint: Walter de Gruyter ISBN: 9783110286175ISBN 10: 3110286173 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 14 March 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Mixed media product Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCharlotte Schubert und Alexander Weiss, Universitat Leipzig Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |