Warriors' Wives : Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience

by: Bridges, E.

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 Warriors' Wives
Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience
Dr Emma Bridges
Compares ancient depictions of soldiers' wives with contemporary experiences of military spouses
Focuses on the (predominantly female) spouses of service personnel and veterans, adding a new dimension to comparisons between ancient and modern-day combatants
Throws fresh light on the stories of the Trojan War as told in epic poetry and drama
Offers a unique and personal perspective on the ancient and modern material

Description
Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and displaced from her homeland after the fall of Troy; the unfaithful and murderous Clytemnestra; and Tecmessa, a war captive who witnesses her partner's breakdown and suicide in the aftermath of battle. Warriors' Wives compares the experiences of these mythical characters with those of contemporary military spouses. Emma Bridges traces aspects of the lives of warriors' wives—mythical and real, ancient and modern—from the moment of farewell, through periods of separation and reunion, to the often traumatic aftermath of war, to consider the emotional, psychological, and social impacts of life as a military spouse. By unearthing a wealth of contemporary evidence for the lives of the often silenced and unacknowledged partners of those who serve in the military, and by examining this alongside the ancient stories of warriors' wives, Warriors' Wives sheds fresh light on the experience of being married to the military.

Table of Contents
Introduction
1:Farewell: Andromache in the Iliad
2:Sacrifice: Clytemnestra in Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis
3:Separation: Penelope in the Odyssey
4:Infidelity: Clytemnestra in Homeric poetry and Athenian tragedy
5:Reunion: Penelope, Clytemnestra, and Trojan War homecomings
6:Aftermath: Euripides' Trojan Women and Andromache, and the Tecmessa of Sophocles' Ajax
Epilogue

Warriors' Wives : Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience

by: Bridges, E.

• ISBN-13: 9780198843528 / 978-0-19-884352-8
• ISBN-03: 0198843526 / 0-19-884352-6
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2023

Price: 30,71 EURO

1 copy in stock