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When Women Interfere
Minke W. Hazewindus
其他書名
Studies in the Role of Women in Herodotus' Histories
出版BRILL, 2019-09-16
主題Literary Criticism / Ancient & ClassicalLiterary Criticism / Medieval
ISBN90044090769789004409071
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3gP1DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Hazewindus, M.W. When Women Interfere. Studies in the Role of Women in Herodotus' Histories. 2004
In his Histories, Herodotus presents several short stories that seem at odds with the main story and that are therefore sometimes dismissed as mere anecdotes. In this book, Dr. Hazewindus analyzes five of such short stories in order to establish their function in the work as a whole. In these short stories women play important roles. The author shows that these roles exhibit a pattern: women unexpectedly change from passive, silent characters into active, leading people who at times take a bloody revenge when they feel wronged. Women here turn the wheel of history. When the main story is resumed, they disappear again into the background. Nevertheless, the women stories give a unique colour to the Histories, and a proper understanding of them enriches our interpretation of Herodotus’ work.