Ovid's Metamorphoses : a reader's guide / Genevieve Liveley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liveley, Genevieve.

Series:

Continuum reader's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses.

Ovid.

Fables, Latin--History and criticism.

Fables, Latin.

Mythology, Classical, in literature.

Metamorphosis in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 200 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Continuum Reader's Guides: clear introductions to key texts, their themes, context, influence and impact. Essential student reading.

Perhaps no other classical text has proved its versatility so much as Ovid's epic poem. A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Metamorphoses is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts and certainly among the most widely read and studied.

Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on:

Literary, historical and cultural context

Key themes

Reading the text

Reception and influence

Further reading

Genevieve Liveley is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol, UK. Her research and teaching interests are in Latin literature and culture, gender and sexuality, critical theory, and the classical tradition. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface

Biography and context

Overview of themes

Textual readings: books I-XV

Reception and influence

Guide to further reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472539991

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.