When a young man falls in love :

Rosivach, Vincent J.

When a young man falls in love : the sexual exploitation of women in new comedy / Vincent J. Rosivach. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Rape. 1. Rapes which lead to marriage of rapist and victim. 2. Rapes whose revelation allows marriage of victim's daughter. 3. Premarital rapes. 4. Characteristics of the rape motif in New Comedy. 5. Sources of the rape motif in New Comedy. 6. Terence's Eunuchus (The Eunuch) -- 3. Mothers and daughters. 1. Liaisons ending in marriage of the young woman with her lover. 2. Liaisons not ending in marriage of the young woman with her lover. 3. Liaisons as background to the play. 4. Liaisons refused or denied -- 4. Slavers and slaves. 1. Some background. 2. Plays ending in marriage. 3. Plays that do not end in marriage. 4. Menander's Epitrepontes (The Arbitration) -- 5. Independent women. 1. The plays.

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When A Young Man Falls in Love is an arresting and important book, which poses important questions about the dramatic portrayal of women in the Roman world.


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Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Women and literature--Greece.
Courtship in literature.
Love in literature.
Sex in literature.
Com�edie grecque--Histoire et critique.
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la litt�erature.
Femmes et litt�erature--Gr�ece.
Amours dans la litt�erature.
Amour dans la litt�erature.
Sexualit�e dans la litt�erature.
DRAMA--Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Courtship in literature.
Greek drama (Comedy)
Love in literature.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Sex in literature.
Women and literature.
Vrouwen.
Sekseverschillen.
Klassieke oudheid.
Komedies.
Com�edie grecque--Histoire et critique.
Relations hommes-femmes--Dans la litt�erature.
Femmes et litt�erature--Gr�ece.
Amour--Dans la litt�erature.
Sexualit�e--Dans la litt�erature.


Greece.


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