A handbook to the reception of Ovid
498 pages2014Wiley BlackwellISBN 9781444339673
Handbooks, manualsCriticism and interpretationOvid, 43 b.c.-17 a.d. or 18 a.d.Poetry, history and criticism
About this book
"A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid presents more than 30 original essays written by leading scholars revealing the rich diversity of critical engagement with Ovid's poetry that spans the Western tradition from antiquity to the present day. Offers innovative perspectives on Ovid's poetry and its reception from antiquity to the present day. Features contributions from more than 30 leading scholars in the Humanities. Introduces familiar and unfamiliar figures in the history of Ovidian reception. Demonstrates the enduring and transformative power of Ovid's poetry into modern times." --
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Wiley Blackwell
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 498
- ISBN
- 9781444339673
About Unknown Author
Arthur F. and Marian W. Stocker Professor of Classics. His work concentrates in Latin poetry, particularly its religious background and affinities with Hellenistic poetics. He is the author of Apollo, Augustus, and the Poets (Cambridge, 2009), which was awarded the 2010 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit by the American Philological Association, Ovid's Elegiac Festivals (Peter Lang, 1991) and numerous articles on various Latin authors. He has also co-edited four collaborative collections on Greek and Roman literature and culture, most recently A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014). Currently he is working on Ovid's Fasti and its reception.-faculty profile
More by Unknown Author
Track your reading journey with BookOwl