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Women & weasels : mythologies of birth in ancient Greece and Rome / Maurizio Bettini ; translated by Emlyn Eisenach

Author
Bettini, Maurizio
Uniform Title
Nascere. English
Additional Titles
Women and weasels
Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Physical Description
x, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
The story of Alcmene saved by the weasel -- The story -- La folia -- The woman in labor -- The enemy -- The knots -- The resolution -- The rescuer -- The first identity of the rescuer -- Dissonance?: Pliny and birth through the mouth -- Animal metaphors and women's roles -- The forest of symbols is full of animals -- The weasel-rescuer is a complicated character -- Wilde Frau, savage midwife -- Godmother weasel -- An encyclopedia without footnotes -- Conclusion: Alcmene's thoughts.
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ISBN
9780226044743 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226044742 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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