Women and Weasels
Mythologies of Birth in Ancient Greece and Rome
- Contents
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1 The Story
2 La Folia
3 The Woman in Labor
4 The Enemy
5 The Knots
6 The Resolution
7 The Rescuer
8 The First Identity of the Rescuer
9 Dissonance? Pliny and Birth through the Mouth
II Animal Metaphors and Women’s Roles
10 The Forest of Symbols Is Full of Animals
11 The Weasel-Rescuer Is a Complicated Character
12 Wilde Frau, Savage Midwife
13 Godmother Weasel
14 An Encyclopedia without Footnotes
Conclusion: Alcmene’s Thoughts
Notes
Index
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Translation Prize
Won
Art: Ancient and Classical Art
History: Ancient and Classical History
Literature and Literary Criticism: General Criticism and Critical Theory
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