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Ovid

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Description for Ovid Paperback. Gives new attention to the dramatic political and historical circumstances behind Ovid's poetic output. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Virgil, Horace and Ovid are often cited as the three great canonical poets of classical Roman literature. And of the three, arguably it is Ovid (43 BCE-CE 17/18) who has the most enduring legacy. Carole Newlands introduces her subject as an ancient author with a vital place in the modern cultural canon: and also as the inspiration behind figures as diverse as Chaucer, Titian, Dryden and Ted Hughes. She views Ovid as a Latin writer who is uniquely suitable for times of change: he appeals to postmodern sensibilities because of his interest in psychology, his fascination with cultural hybridity and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Understanding Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848859302
SKU
V9781848859302
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About Carole E. Newlands
Carole E. Newlands is a professor of Comparative Literature at University of California, Berkeley

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