Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 97 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesGender StudiesSexuality StudiesAncient DramaDramaFeminist TheoryGreek ComedyGreek DramaGreek TragedyRoman ComedySexual ExploitationWomen's DramaCharacter PortrayalComedyFemale ProtagonistsGender In ComedyGender In Greek TragedyGender PlayPerformance PortrayalSexuality In Roman Comedy
When A Young Man Falls in Love examines the plays of New Comedy to reveal how the sexual relationships between the male and female protagonists are essentially exploitative. It poses important questions about the dramatic portrayal of women in the Greek and Roman worlds.