Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
Reihe: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature
ISBN: 978-0-19-515409-2
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
An accessible introduction to one of the most popular works of classical literature
* In the new Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature series
DESCRIPTION:
Ovid's Metamorphoses have been seen to mark a culmination of the classical epic tradition and a revolutionary transferral of narrative interest from warfare to love and fantasy. This introduction considers how Ovid defined and shaped his narrative, its cultural context, and its vivid depictions of the cruelty of jealous gods, the pathos of human love, and the imaginative fantasy of flight, monsters,. magic and illusion. Elaine Fantham provides a stimulating analysis of this marvellous and complex poem, and the traditions it built on and inspired.
CONTENTS:
Transforming Bodies, Transforming Epic; Creation, Flood and Fire; Cadmus and the Tragic Dynasty of Thebes; Human Artistry and Divine Jealousy; The Lives of Women; Aspects of Love; Heroes - Old Style and New; Fantasy, the Fabulous and the Miraculous Metamorphoses of Nature; Genre and Narrative: Ovid's Polymorphous Poem; After Ovid; Appendix 1: Ovid's Poetical works; Appendix 2: Outline of the Metamorphoses
Zielgruppe
Academics and students researching in Classical Studies, Classical Literature, Shakespeare's source material
