A Companion to Ovid
Peter E. Knox
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Description for A Companion to Ovid
Paperback. This volume features more than 30 newly commissioned essays by noted scholars writing on various aspects of Ovid's work, such as production, genre, and style. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 534 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 830.
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 specialization * Illuminates various aspects of Ovid's work, such as production, genre, and style * Presents interpretive essays on key poems and collections of poems * Includes detailed discussions of Ovid's primary literary influences and his reception in English literature * Provides a chronology of key literary and historical events during Ovid's lifetime
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 specialization * Illuminates various aspects of Ovid's work, such as production, genre, and style * Presents interpretive essays on key poems and collections of poems * Includes detailed discussions of Ovid's primary literary influences and his reception in English literature * Provides a chronology of key literary and historical events during Ovid's lifetime
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
534
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Condition
New
Weight
830g
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118451342
SKU
V9781118451342
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About Peter E. Knox
Peter E. Knox is Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado. His publications include Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Traditions of Augustan Poetry (1986) and Ovid, Heroides: Select Epistles (1995), as well as many articles on a wide range of topics in Greek and Roman literature.
Reviews for A Companion to Ovid
The result is something quite extraordinary, a coherent and engaging treatment of the full corpus of Ovid s writing in just under 130 pages ... V. has produced an eminently readable, highly engaging introduction to Ovid, one that speaks to exactly the audience she had envisaged, in a voice both accessible and smart. (The Classical Review, 1 October 2012) Aimed ... Read more