La Tradición Clásica en la novela Phädra (1885) de Malwida von Meysenbug

Abstract

Today very few are familiar with Malwida von Meysenbug (1816-1903), andfewer still with her novel Phädra (1885). For this reason the present study, on the one hand,aims to recover and spread knowledge about the author and her rich literary output while,on the other hand, analyse the presence and treatment of Greco-Roman mythology in heronly work that is clearly based on Classical Tradition.