{"product_id":"female-agency-and-virtue-in-the-odyssey","title":"Female Agency and Virtue in the Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first work that examines the actions and conduct of both immortal and mortal female figures in the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, and how they are valued within the Odyssean world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging with feminist literary criticism and feminist virtue ethics, the book provides readers with an insight into the actions, conduct, motivations and voices of all female figures in the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, including the unnamed, the silent, the maid servants, semi-divine females, mortal females, and the divine. It demonstrates that the Homeric Odyssean world has a values system underpinned by principles that are acted upon by both male and female figures; in some cases, solely female figures exhibit certain principles. This highlights their agency within the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and their importance within the values system of the Odyssean world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is of interest to students and scholars interested in gender studies, feminist literary studies and feminist virtue philosophy, as well as those working on classical and Homeric literature more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56190658085208,"sku":"9781032982526","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032982526.jpg?v=1778758257","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/female-agency-and-virtue-in-the-odyssey","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}