
Description
This is the first of four programmes based on papers given at the OU 'Women in the Arts' seminar group. Lorna Hardwick talks to Jenny Lecoat about her paper 'Amazons, heroes, outsiders or women?' S...he examines the way Greek writers used this legendary society of women in their tales and asks what this tells us about the way the word 'Amazon' is used today.
This is the first of four programmes based on papers given at the OU 'Women in the Arts' seminar group. Lorna Hardwick talks to Jenny Lecoat about her paper 'Amazons, heroes, outsiders or women?' S...he examines the way Greek writers used this legendary society of women in their tales and asks what this tells us about the way the word 'Amazon' is used today.
Series: | Arts Review |
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Episode | 6 (1989) |
Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
Duration: | 00:19:00 |
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Producer: | Betty Talks |
Contributors: | Lorna Hardwick; Jenny Lecoat |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Keyword(s): | Amazons; Aristophanes; Greenham Common Peace Camp; Herodotus |
Master spool number: | 89YA0414 |
Production number: | 89YA0414 |
Available to public: | no |