Abstract
This article investigates the characterization of women in Orosius' Historiae adversus paganos, a subject long overlooked. The Historiae enjoyed great popularity among medieval and renaissance scholars, and the way in which Orosius portrayed women had lasting literary influence. The representation of women as exempla is also intrinsically tied into the historiographical and biographical traditions of classical Latin literature, requiring examination of both Orosius' text and the classical influences that shape his work. This article begins by analyzing selected representations of women in Orosius' Historiae and then use these representations as a focus to explore his adaptation of the classical tradition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 203-227 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Studies in Late Antiquity |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Published as: Turner, A. (2020). “She Acted with Arrogance” Orosius on Women. Studies in Late Antiquity, 4(2), 203-227. © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California.Copying and permissions notice: Authorization to copy this content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U. S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted [by the Regents of the University of California/on behalf of the Sponsoring Society] for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee via Rightslink® on [Caliber (http://caliber.ucpress.net/)] or directly with the Copyright Clearance Center, http://www.copyright.com.
Keywords
- Orosius
- exempla
- representations of women
- reception