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Dieses Buch widmet sich den Erzahltraditionen um drei gesetzlose Helden, die in England, Deutschland und Nordamerika ansassig waren: Robin Hood, Klaus Stortebeker und Jesse James uben eine bis heute anhaltende Faszination aus. Im Mythos des Gesetzlosen finden gesellschaftliche Diskurse um Recht und Gerechtigkeit, um Herrschaft und Widerstand, um Souveranitat und Legitimitat einen narrativen Ausdruck. Erzahlungen, in denen Rauber, Piraten oder Banditen zu Rebellen und schliesslich zu Helden avancieren, gestalten die Widerspruche innerhalb rechtlich geordneter Gesellschaften literarisch. Rechtsordnungen besitzen einen sozialen und einen territorialen Aspekt. In der narrativen Darstellung historischer Raumkonstellationen wird die Vorstellung vom Recht als konstituierendem gesellschaftlichem Faktor anschaulich. Die vorliegende Studie eroffnet eine neue Perspektive auf die Bedeutung der heroischen Gesetzlosigkeit als einem Phanomen der sozialen und raumlichen Transgression.

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European fiction --- Gender identity in literature. --- Heroines in literature. --- Emotions in literature. --- History and criticism.

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Fantasy fiction --- Heroines in literature. --- Picaresque literature --- Women in literature. --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism.

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This book is about the bold, beautiful, and faithful heroines of the Greek novels and their mythical models, such as Iphigenia, Phaedra, Penelope, and Helen. The novels manipulate readerly expectations through a complex web of mythical variants and constantly negotiate their adventure and erotic plot with that of traditional myths becoming, thus, part of the imperial mythical revision to which they add the prospect of a happy ending.

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"The heroines of Greek tragedy presented in the plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have long captivated audiences and critics. In this volume each of the eleven chapters discusses one of the heroines: Clytemnestra, Hecuba, Medea, Iphigenia, Alcestis, Antigone Electra, Deianeira, Phaedra, Creusa and Helen. The book focuses on characterisation and the motivations of the women, as well as on those of the male playwrights, and offers multiple viewpoints and critiques that enable readers to understand the context of each play and form their own views. Four core themes bridge the depictions of the heroines: the socio-political dynamic of ancient Greek expectations of women and their roles in society, the conflict of masculinity versus femininity, the alternation of defiance and submission, and the interplay between deceit and rhetoric. Each chapter offers clear descriptions of plot and mythical background, and builds on the text of the plays to enable reflections on language and performance. All technical terms are explained and key topics or references are pulled out into box features that provide further background information. Discussion points at the ends of chapters enable readers to explore various topics more deeply"--

Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism --- Heroines in literature --- Women in literature --- Mythology in literature --- Drama --- Thematology --- Classical Greek literature