Simile and Identity in Ovid''s Metamorphoses

The first monograph on Ovid's epic simile, offering fresh perspectives on central episodes of this important work.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Metamorphosis and simile; 2. The gods and the simile; 3. The simile and genre; 4. Simile and fictionality; Conclusion: the protean nature of simile.

About the author

Marie Louise Von Glinski is Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow in the Classics Department at New York University.

Summary

Similes are a particular feature of epic, and those of Homer and Virgil's Aeneid have received considerable attention. This is the first book to examine the more numerous similes in Ovid's Metamorphoses and the ways in which they touch on the most profound issues of the poem.

Product details

• Authors: Marie Louise von Glinski, Marie Louise Von Glinski
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781316623596
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62359-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Latin, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets