Ancient Stepmothers is the first full-length study of the stepmother in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Several perspectives are covered: literary, historical and socio

"I read my daughter's diaries the other day. You may find that despicable, but let me share with you. You think truly dreadful things only happen in other count

You found the love of your life, and you vowed to have, to hold and to stepmother. You always thought that in time you'd grow to be the perfect, loving family.

Introduces acting, including information on auditioning, music and dance, rehearsing, developing character, and performance.

Spectral and monstrous mothers populate the cultural and literary landscape of the eighteenth century, overturning scholarly assumptions about this being an era