Fortune et infortune d’un exemplum odysséen dans le théâtre anglais de 1558 à 1642 : les vicissitudes de Pénélope
In the Renaissance interpretations of her story in the Odyssey, Penelope is constructed as an exemplar of wifely virtue. Those of her qualities meant to be imitated, such as chastity and loyalty, are also promoted in conduct books aimed at a female readership. Although several English playwrights ex...
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Language: | English |
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Institut du Monde Anglophone
2009-10-01
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Series: | Etudes Epistémè |
Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/episteme/692 |