{"title":"Froma I. Zeitlin","description":"\u003cp\u003eFroma I. Zeitlin’s works delve into the vibrant intersections of literature, drama, and cultural studies, with a particular focus on how identity and performance intertwine. Readers can explore her insightful analyses that challenge traditional narratives and enrich understanding of classical and contemporary arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer books invite a thoughtful engagement with themes of otherness and representation, offering fresh perspectives within the broader context of Arts \u0026amp; Culture. Ideal for those who appreciate deep, scholarly reflections on storytelling and cultural expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"playing-the-other-by-froma-i-zeitlin-9780226979229","title":"Playing the Other","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelations between the sexes was a pervasive concern of ancient Greek thought and literature, extending from considerations of masculine and feminine roles in domestic and political spheres to the organisation of the cosmos in a pantheon of gods and goddesses. In \u003cem\u003ePlaying the Other\u003c\/em\u003e, Froma Zeitlin explores the diversity and complexity of these interactions through the most influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods, ranging from epic (Homer) and didactic poetry (Hesiod) to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in fifth-century Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZeitlin demonstrates the indispensable workings of gender as a major factor in Greek social, religious, and cultural practices, and in more abstract ideas about nature and culture, public and private, citizen and outsider, self and other, and mortal and immortal. Focusing on the prominence of female figures in these male-authored texts, she enlarges our perspective on critical components of political order and civic identity by including issues of sexuality, the body, modes of male and female maturation, and speculations about parentage, kinship, and reproductive strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with considerations of genre, poetics, and theatrical mimesis, she points to the powerful mythmaking capacities of Greek culture for creating memorable paradigms and dramatic scenarios that far exceed simple notions of male and female opposition and predictable enforcement of social norms. Consisting of both new and revised essays, \u003cem\u003ePlaying the Other\u003c\/em\u003e is a wide-ranging account of a central category of Greek literature by a scholar who pioneered an approach to classics through the perspective of gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471375483116,"sku":"9780226979229","price":70.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226979229-playing-the-other.jpg?v=1775241065"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/froma-i-zeitlin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}