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A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid
John F. Miller (Ed.)
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Description for A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid
Hardback. A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid presents more than 30 original essays written by leading scholars revealing the rich diversity of critical engagement with Ovid s poetry that spans the Western tradition from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Miller, John F.; Newlands, Carole E. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 968.
A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid presents more than 30 original essays written by leading scholars revealing the rich diversity of critical engagement with Ovid’s poetry that spans the Western tradition from antiquity to the present day.
- Offers innovative perspectives on Ovid’s poetry and its reception from antiquity to the present day
- Features contributions from more than 30 leading scholars in the Humanities.
- Introduces familiar and unfamiliar figures in the history of Ovidian reception.
- Demonstrates the enduring and transformative power of Ovid’s poetry into modern times.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444339673
SKU
V9781444339673
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About John F. Miller (Ed.)
John F. Miller is the Arthur F. and Marian W. Stocker Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Virginia. His publications include Apollo, Augustus, and the Poets (2009) and Ovid’s Elegiac Festivals: Studies in the Fasti (1991). Carole Newlands is Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her publications ... Read more
Reviews for A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid
“The multi-authored Handbook to the Reception of Ovidis far more wide-ranging, and considers the whole field of Ovidian influence on literature, education, the visual arts, and film, from antiquity to the present day.” (Translation and Literature, 1 May 2015) “While readers will also want to consult works by Doody (1985), Hopkins (2010), Oakley-Brown (2006) and Martindale (1988) — ... Read more