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The World of Ovid's Metamorphoses
Joseph B. Solodow
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Paperback. In this fascinating history of alcohol in postwar American culture, Lori Rotskoff draws on short stories, advertisements, medical writings, and Hollywood films to investigate how gender norms and ideologies of marriage intersected with scientific and popu Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Synthesizing a wealth of detailed observations, Joseph Solodow studies the structure of Ovid's poem Metamorphoses , the role of the narrator, Ovid's treatment of myth, and the relationship between Ovid's and Virgil's presentations of Aeneas. He argues that for Ovid metamorphosis is an act of clarification, a form of artistic creation, and that the metamorphosed creatures in his poem are comparable to works of art. These figures ultimately aid us in perceiving and understanding the world. |In this fascinating history of alcohol in postwar American culture, Lori Rotskoff draws on short stories, advertisements, medical writings, and Hollywood films to investigate ... Read more
Synthesizing a wealth of detailed observations, Joseph Solodow studies the structure of Ovid's poem Metamorphoses , the role of the narrator, Ovid's treatment of myth, and the relationship between Ovid's and Virgil's presentations of Aeneas. He argues that for Ovid metamorphosis is an act of clarification, a form of artistic creation, and that the metamorphosed creatures in his poem are comparable to works of art. These figures ultimately aid us in perceiving and understanding the world. |In this fascinating history of alcohol in postwar American culture, Lori Rotskoff draws on short stories, advertisements, medical writings, and Hollywood films to investigate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807854341
SKU
V9780807854341
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About Joseph B. Solodow
Joseph B. Solodow is professor of foreign languages at Southern Connecticut State University.
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