Ovid's Metamorphoses

Klappentext Ovid's Metamorphoses have been seen as both the culmination of and a revolution in the classical epic tradition! transferring narrative interest from war to love and fantasy. This introduction considers how Ovid found and shaped his narrative from the creation of the world to his own sophisticated times! illustrating the cruelty of jealous gods! the pathos of human love! and the imaginative fantasy of flight! monsters! magic! and illusion. Elaine Fantham introduces the reader not only to this marvelous and complex narrative poem! but to the Greek and Roman traditions behind Ovid's tales of transformation and a selection of the images and texts that it inspired. Zusammenfassung This introduction considers how Ovid defined and shaped his narrative 'Metamorphoses', its cultural context, and its vivid depictions of the cruelty of jealous gods, the pathos of human love, and the imaginative fantasy of flight, monsters, magic, and illusion.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Fantham, Fantham Elaine
• Assisted by: Kathleen Coleman (Editor), Richard Rutherford (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2004
• EAN: 9780195154092
• ISBN: 978-0-19-515409-2
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature; Oxford Approaches Classical Li; Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets