Introduction 1. Reading dangerously: Phyllis, Dido, Ariadne, and Medea 2. Reading the future: Hypsipyle, Medea, and Oenone 3. Benefits of communal writing: Canace and Hypermestra 4. A feminine reading of epic: Briseis and Hermione 5. Reading magically: Deianira and Laodamia 6. Reading like a virgin: Phaedra and Ariadne 7. Caveat lector: thoughts on gender and power Appendix A. The authenticity (and 'authenticity') of Heroides 15 Bibliography Index Index Locorum.
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