Kampos: Cambridge Papers in Modern Greek, Issue 7Modern Greek Section, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge, 1999 |
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... heroines of the tales to act by the same means and in the same ways as the heroes . To illustrate this I shall use Chatzi- Yavrouda's story " Myrmidonia and Pharaonia " . It is a complex tale comprising different tale - types , but for ...
... heroines of the tales to act by the same means and in the same ways as the heroes . To illustrate this I shall use Chatzi- Yavrouda's story " Myrmidonia and Pharaonia " . It is a complex tale comprising different tale - types , but for ...
Page 40
... heroines are good Christians and they are often helped by God . This is also one of the elements that places her stories closer to the reality of the surrounding community . In traditional Greek society the relationship with religion ...
... heroines are good Christians and they are often helped by God . This is also one of the elements that places her stories closer to the reality of the surrounding community . In traditional Greek society the relationship with religion ...
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... heroines ' only asset and does not function as such in the tales . It may also be noted that Chatzi - Yavrouda's male heroes are not less attractive than her heroines . Yannakis is described as " óμoρooν " ( " fair " ) , the Crab is ...
... heroines ' only asset and does not function as such in the tales . It may also be noted that Chatzi - Yavrouda's male heroes are not less attractive than her heroines . Yannakis is described as " óμoρooν " ( " fair " ) , the Crab is ...
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problems of defining | 1 |
Women and gender roles in Modern Greek folktales | 21 |
a question of | 43 |
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