Janer Downie

List of John Benjamins publications for which Janer Downie plays a role.

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Downie, Janer 2023 Chapter 12. Chloe as learning subject in Longus’ Daphnis and ChloeThe Reality of Women in the Universe of the Ancient Novel, López Martínez, María Paz, Carlos Sánchez-Moreno Ellart and Ana Belén Zaera García (eds.), pp. 181–196 | Chapter
Setting the erotic education of Daphnis and Chloe in the context of contemporary discourses of paideia, this essay argues that it is Chloe who represents the ideal learning subject. While Daphnis is associated with the language of teaching and training (διδάσκω, παιδεύω), Chloe is associated… read more