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Zusatztext a major achievement ... as timely as other creative reinterpretations of Ovid today, and, though a scholarly work, belongs to the same rich field of our own transformations and interpretations of Ovid. Informationen zum Autor Maggie Kilgour is Molson Professor of English Language and Literature at McGill University where she teaches courses in Renaissance English literature, especially Milton, and the classical tradition. She is the author of two books, From Communion to Cannibalism: An Anatomy of Metaphors of Incorporation (Princeton, 1990) and The Rise of the Gothic Novel (Routledge, 1995). Klappentext Contributing to our understanding of Ovid, Milton, and more broadly the transmission and transformation of classical traditions, this book examines the ways in which Milton drew on Ovid's oeuvre, and argues that Ovid's revision of the past gave Renaissance writers a model for their own transformation of classical works. a fine study of Milton and Ovid ... a skilfully woven work of criticism without a thread awry in its scholarly fabric. Erick Ramalho, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Zusammenfassung Contributing to our understanding of Ovid, Milton, and more broadly the transmission and transformation of classical traditions, this book examines the ways in which Milton drew on Ovid's oeuvre, and argues that Ovid's revision of the past gave Renaissance writers a model for their own transformation of classical works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Note on Editions Introduction: Milton and the Renaissance Ovids Milton s Ovidian Art Some Other Renaissance Ovids Ovid and Virgil Beyond The Metamorphoses Portrait of the Artist as a Young Devil Chapter 1: Choosing Ovids (1) Mastering the Arts of Allusion First Flowers Comus and the Translatio Ovidii Chapter 2: Choosing Ovids (2) More Ovids Rereading Ovid s Rapes Poet of the Year It s About Time Milton and the Passing of Time Masquing Revolution Chapter 3: Reflections of Narcissus Forms of Change Ovid s Original Renaissance Narcissi Milton s Original Copy Falling, in Love Chapter 4: Self-Consuming Artists Milton Narcissus Envy and Emulation Ovidian Invidia Milton and the Arts of Envy Falling Poets Sin and Her Originals Conclusion: Famous Last Words The Once and Future Milton Ovid s Bad Readers The Author as Reader The Anxiety of Reception Reading Samson Agonistes A Phoenix Too Frequent 'The last of me or no I cannot warrant' Bibliography ...
