Author:
Canevaro, Lilah Grace, author.
ImprintOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionvi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note:Introduction: The Proggy Mat -- 1. How Far Are We from a Hot Bath? Women, Objects, Things ; Society and Sandals ; The Memory of Objects -- 2. The Politics of Objects. Words and Weaving ; Stuck in the Middle with You ; Managing the House, Managing the Narrative ; Gathering the Threads -- 3. Object-Oriented Odysseus. Odysseus in the Middle ; Tying the Knot ; All Hands on Deck ; Here's One I Made Earlier -- 4. Beyond the Veil. Uprights and Subversions ; Mortality and Material Memory ; When the Gods Move Furniture ; Architectural Anxieties -- 5. Uncontainable Things. When Is a Door Not a Door? ; Cataloguing Women and Objects -- Epilogue: Revealing Garments.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Women in Greek epic are treated as objects, yet they also use objects to negotiate their own agency. This volume shines new light on the 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey', combining Gender Theory and New Materialisms to decentre the male subject and put centre stage not only the woman as object but also the agency of women and objects.
