Melanie Racette-Campbell
Biographic Data
| ID | 969944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Racette-Campbell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Racette-Campbell |
| SIGNATURE | RACETTE-CAMPBELL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Classics Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Veronica and Cynthia
The elegiac love affair and mistress portrayed by the first century BCE Roman poet Propertius was a more important influence on the sixteenth century poet-courtesan Veronica Franco than has previously been credited. Scholarship has tended to focus on Franco’s reception of Ovid’s works, particularly the Heroides, but Propertius provides an important forerunner for Franco’s speaking subject in his main female character, Cynthia. Although she is an …
Eingegangene Bücher
Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World
This book looks at a contemporary concept – toxic masculinity – and considers its usefulness for understanding the ancient Mediterranean world. By concentrating on the particular elements that make up this form of masculine behaviour and identity, briefly defined as a performance of masculinity that is harmful to people who should be protected, to one’s community, or to oneself, we illuminate tensions and contradictions within Greek and Roman con…
Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World
Offers the first study of toxic masculinity in the context of ancient Greece and Rome Covers both Greek and Roman societies, and a broad range of sources, such as curse tablets, history, philosophy, drama, poetry, and medical texts Connects the ancient and modern world to improve our understanding of both Addresses contemporary issues and events such as violence against women and online hate groups Provides a model for using anachronistic theoret…
The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus
Erika Zimmermann Damer. In the Flesh
Virgil
Introspection and Engagement in Propertius
Reviewed by: Introspection and Engagement in Propertius: A Study of Book 3 by Jonathan Wallis Melanie Racette-Campbell Jonathan Wallis. Introspection and Engagement in Propertius: A Study of Book 3. Cambridge Classical Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Pp. x, 241. $99.99. ISBN 978-1-108-41717-4. This volume responds to two viewpoints on the change of tone and subject matter in Propertius' third book: either it is a testament t…
Disidentifying with fides in Propertius 2.9 and 2.29
Propertius uses the language of fidelity to destabilize gendered roles in love poetry and mainstream Roman society. His rejection of conventional gender roles and their elegiac reversals contributes to the construction of a disidentifying subject, which draws upon both hegemonic and counter-cultural constructions of masculine selfhood while simultaneously rejecting them
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Virgil
Introspection and Engagement in Propertius
Reviewed by: Introspection and Engagement in Propertius: A Study of Book 3 by Jonathan Wallis Melanie Racette-Campbell Jonathan Wallis. Introspection and Engagement in Propertius: A Study of Book 3. Cambridge Classical Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Pp. x, 241. $99.99. ISBN 978-1-108-41717-4. This volume responds to two viewpoints on the change of tone and subject matter in Propertius' third book: either it is a testament t…
Disidentifying with fides in Propertius 2.9 and 2.29
Propertius uses the language of fidelity to destabilize gendered roles in love poetry and mainstream Roman society. His rejection of conventional gender roles and their elegiac reversals contributes to the construction of a disidentifying subject, which draws upon both hegemonic and counter-cultural constructions of masculine selfhood while simultaneously rejecting them
Erika Zimmermann Damer. In the Flesh
Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World
This book looks at a contemporary concept – toxic masculinity – and considers its usefulness for understanding the ancient Mediterranean world. By concentrating on the particular elements that make up this form of masculine behaviour and identity, briefly defined as a performance of masculinity that is harmful to people who should be protected, to one’s community, or to oneself, we illuminate tensions and contradictions within Greek and Roman con…
Toxic Masculinity in the Ancient World
Offers the first study of toxic masculinity in the context of ancient Greece and Rome Covers both Greek and Roman societies, and a broad range of sources, such as curse tablets, history, philosophy, drama, poetry, and medical texts Connects the ancient and modern world to improve our understanding of both Addresses contemporary issues and events such as violence against women and online hate groups Provides a model for using anachronistic theoret…
The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus
Eingegangene Bücher
Veronica and Cynthia
The elegiac love affair and mistress portrayed by the first century BCE Roman poet Propertius was a more important influence on the sixteenth century poet-courtesan Veronica Franco than has previously been credited. Scholarship has tended to focus on Franco’s reception of Ovid’s works, particularly the Heroides, but Propertius provides an important forerunner for Franco’s speaking subject in his main female character, Cynthia. Although she is an …
History (6 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Elegiac (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Masculinity (3 works) · Poetry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)