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A companion to Ovid / edited by Peter E. Knox.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Knox, Peter E.
Series:
Blackwell companions to the ancient world.
Blackwell companions to the ancient world
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Epistolary poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Epistolary poetry, Latin.
Didactic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Didactic poetry, Latin.
Elegiac poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Elegiac poetry, Latin.
Mythology, Classical, in literature.
Love in literature.
Rome--In literature.
Rome.
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D--Criticism and interpretation.
Ovid.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (554 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Malden, MA ; Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A Companion to Ovid is a comprehensive overview of one of the most influential poets of classical antiquity.Features more than 30 newly commissioned chapters by noted scholars writing in their areas of specializationIlluminates various aspects of Ovid's work, such as production, genre, and stylePresents interpretive essays on key poems and collections of poemsIncludes detailed discussions of Ovid's primary literary influences and his reception in English literatureProvides a chronology of key literary and historical events during Ovid's lifetime
Contents:
A COMPANION TO OVID; Contents; Figures; Notes on Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chronological Table of Important Events in Roman History and Literature during the Life of Ovid; PART I: Contexts; PART II: Texts; PART III: Intertexts; PART IV: Critical and Scholarly Approaches; PART V: Literary Receptions; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786612139383
9781782684749
1782684743
9781282139381
128213938X
9781405185103
1405185104
9781444310627
1444310623
9781444310610
1444310615
OCLC:
429075576

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