Voorbij het ‘Ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia...’ Bride theft als alternatieve huwelijksstrategie in de Griekse romans
- Liselot Van der Haegen
Abstract
The Greek novels present the phenomenon bride theft - an alternative marriage strategy throughout antiquity -in a realistic way (as far as motives, strategy, the participation of the girl, and punishment are concerned). The topos of bride theft is used by the novelists to reconcile the romantic love of the young couple with the demands of society. The traditional ideo-logy about marriages is briefly ruptured by a bride theft, but never entirely overturned.
How to Cite:
Van der Haegen, L., (2005) “Voorbij het ‘Ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia...’ Bride theft als alternatieve huwelijksstrategie in de Griekse romans”, Tetradio 14(1): 8, 133–152. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/tetradio.91980
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