Madness Transformed - A Reading of Ovid's Metamorphoses

Informationen zum Autor Lee Fratantuono is William Francis Whitlock Professor of Latin at Ohio Wesleyan University. Klappentext Madness Transformed: A Reading of OvidOs Metamorphoses is one of the most comprehensive studies available in English of one of the most majestic and perennially appealing of Roman epics. Students and readers of all levels, from high school Latinists through seasoned Ovidians, will find something of use here as Frantantuono analyzes the work scene by scene, guiding the reader to a deeper understanding of this densely allusive poem that rivals even VirgilOs Aeneid. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Ad Lectorem Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 I: Into New Bodies Chapter 4 II: The Palace of the Sun Chapter 5 III: And Now the God Confessed Chapter 6 IV: But Not the Daughter of Minyas Chapter 7 V: While the Danaean Hero . . . Chapter 8 VI: Tritonia Had Listened Chapter 9 VII: And Now the Minyans Chapter 10 VIII: Now the East Wind Fell Chapter 11 IX: The Neptunian Hero . . . Chapter 12 X: And Then, Veiled in Saffron . . . Chapter 13 XI: While with Such a Song . . . Chapter 14 XII: Priam, Unknowing . . . Chapter 15 XIII: The Leaders Sat Chapter 16 XIV: And Now Etna . . . Chapter 17 XV: Meanwhile There is Sought . . . Chapter 18 Select Bibliography

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• Authors: Lee Fratantuono, Lee Fratantuono 2
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2011
• EAN: 9780739129449
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2944-9
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, ancient philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, European history: the Romans, Literary studies: ancient & classical