Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'
A Reader's Guide
1st Edition
Published on 23. December 2010
208 pages
978-1-4411-7081-1 (ISBN)
Description
Perhaps no other classical text has proved its versatility so much as Ovid's epic poem. A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Metamorphoses is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts and certainly among the most widely read and studied.
Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on:
* Literary, historical and cultural context
* Key themes
* Reading the text
* Reception and influence
* Further reading
Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on:
* Literary, historical and cultural context
* Key themes
* Reading the text
* Reception and influence
* Further reading
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-7081-1 (9781441170811)
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Book
02/2011
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Person
Genevieve Lively is a teaching fellow at the University of Bristol. She has published several articles on aspects of Ovid's poetry.
Genevieve Liveley is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol. Her research and teaching interests are in Latin literature and culture, gender and sexuality, critical theory, and the classical tradition.
Genevieve Liveley is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol. Her research and teaching interests are in Latin literature and culture, gender and sexuality, critical theory, and the classical tradition.
Content
Preface
1. Biography and Context
2. Overview of Themes
3. Textual Readings: Books I-XV
4. Reception and Influence
5. Guide to Further Reading
Index
1. Biography and Context
2. Overview of Themes
3. Textual Readings: Books I-XV
4. Reception and Influence
5. Guide to Further Reading
Index
