Thesis

The female voice in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica

Abstract:: This thesis adopts a mixed-method approach of quantitative and qualitative analysis to discuss the role of women, especially female speakers and addressees, in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica.

In addition to the traditional individual mortal and divine speech roles, discourse categories such as the influence of the Muses, the presentation of female personifications, female collectives, frame and inserted speakers, and goddesses in disguise are also taken into consideration.

The...
Expand abstract
Collapse abstract

Actions

Email

Email this record

Send the bibliographic details of this record to your email address.

Your Email
Please enter the email address that the record information will be sent to.

-
Your message (optional)
Please add any additional information to be included within the email.
Cite

Cite this record

APA Style

Finkmann, S. (2013). The female voice in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica [PhD thesis]. University of Oxford.

MLA Style

Finkmann, S. The Female Voice in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica. University of Oxford, 2013.

Chicago Style

Finkmann, S. 2013. “The Female Voice in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica.” PhD thesis, University of Oxford.
Share
Print

Access Document

Files:: Finkmann_2013_Valerius_Flaccus_Argonautica.pdf

(Preview, Dissemination version, bin, 5.3MB, Terms of use)

Authors

+ Finkmann, S More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Classics Faculty
Sub department:: Classical Languages & Lit
Oxford college:: Christ Church
Role:: Author

Contributors

Division:: HUMS
Department:: Classics Faculty
Sub department:: Classical Languages & Lit
Role:: Supervisor

+ Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes; Cusanuswerk. More from this funder

Funding agency for:: Finkmann, S

Publication date:: 2013
Type of award:: DPhil
Level of award:: Doctoral
Awarding institution:: University of Oxford

Language:: English
Keywords:: Gender Studies

Apollonius Rhodius

Greco-Roman Epic

Quantitative Analysis

Valerius Flaccus

Silence

Speech

Flavian Epic

Narratology
Subjects:: Latin

Classical Greek
UUID:: uuid:793d6898-da1a-4ccc-a012-2b00e12816e0
Local pid:: ora:8847
Deposit date:: 2014-07-30

Terms of use

Copyright holder:: Finkmann, S
Copyright date:: 2013

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

Views and Downloads

About views and downloads

If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP