Ancient stepmothers : myth, misogyny, and reality /

Ancient Stepmothers is the first full-length study of the stepmother in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Several perspectives are covered: literary, historical and sociological, the last-mentioned making use of comparative material from modern studies of stepfamilies. The portrayal of the stepmother in myth...

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Main Author: Watson, Patricia A., 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 143.
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