Narcissus and Pygmalion - Illusion and Spectacle in Ovid''s Metamorphoses

Newly translated into English, Rosati's Narcissus and Pygmalion sheds light on some crucial junctures in the history of reception and aesthetics through an exploration of the eponymous characters as they appear in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Narcissus or Literary Illusion


• 2: Pygmalion or the Poetics of Fiction


• 3: The Spectacle of Appearances

About the author

Gianpiero Rosati is Professor of Latin literature at the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). He previously held teaching positions at the Universities of Florence, Pavia, and Udine.

Summary

Newly translated into English, Rosati's Narcissus and Pygmalion sheds light on some crucial junctures in the history of reception and aesthetics through an exploration of the eponymous characters as they appear in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Additional text

Rosati's book remains powerful and highly relevant...Rosati not only offers compelling readings of the Narcissus and Pygmalion myths, but also provides us with the tools and starting points to continue in this interpretation of the epic.

Product details

• Authors: Gianpiero Rosati, Gianpiero (Professor of Latin Rosati, Gianpiero (Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa) Rosati
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780198852438
• ISBN: 978-0-19-885243-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Myth & legend told as fiction, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales