A Medea called Wally: race, madness and fashion in Paul Heyse's novella 'Medea'

A Medea called Wally: race, madness and fashion in Paul Heyse's novella 'Medea'

In the extensive tradition of adaptations of the Medea myth in German-speaking literature Paul Heyse’s novella Medea (1898) has been often overlooked. However, the fact that it is the first text to introduce the tragic heroine from classical mythology as ‘black’ gives it particular relevance. This c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartel, Heike
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2011
Subjects:
Medea
Classical Mythology
Myth Reception
Paul Heyse
German Literature
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31078/

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