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The curse of exile : a study of Ovid's Ibis / Gareth D. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Gareth D.
- Series:
- Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Volume
- Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Volume ; v.19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Latin poetry--History and criticism.
- Latin poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Cambridge Philological Society, 1996.
- Summary:
- A radical reassessment of Ovid's curse poem, Ibis, asserting its central place in his poetry of exile.
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 In search of Ibis
- 2 Needing to scream: restraint and self-abandon in the Ibis
- 3 Role-play and fragmented personality in the Ibis
- 4 Cruel pleasure
- mystery and meaning in the Ibis-catalogue
- 5 The Ibis in context: melancholy, mania and exile
- Bibliography
- Indexes.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Williams, Gareth D. The Curse of Exile
- ISBN:
- 9781913701253
- OCLC:
- 619210972
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