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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956851903321

Autore

Liveley Genevieve

Titolo

Ovid's Metamorphoses : a reader's guide / Genevieve Liveley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Continuum, 2011

ISBN

1-4725-3999-0

1-4411-3695-9

1-282-94798-2

9786612947988

1-4411-7081-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Continuum reader's guides

Disciplina

873/.01

Soggetti

Fables, Latin - History and criticism

Mythology, Classical, in literature

Metamorphosis in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Biography and context -- Overview of themes -- Textual readings: books I-XV -- Reception and influence -- Guide to further reading

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

Sommario/riassunto

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