Although Ovid is currently enjoying a new wave of popularity, most critics withhold from his poetry the close word-by-word readings that are necessary for a thorough understanding of it. Ovid twice treated the myth of Persephone, and Hinds's book is at first a historical inquirythe most extensive yet doneinto the double transformation in Metamorphosis 5 and Fasti 4 of the rape of Persephone, one of the great Graeco-Roman myths. The study continues as a critical exploration of Ovid's self-conscious delight in language and in writing manifested in these twin narratives, providing a feast for students of both Latin poetry and narratives in general.
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The Metamorphosis of Persephone: Ovid and the Self-conscious Muse
Although Ovid is currently enjoying a new wave of popularity, most critics withhold from his poetry the close word-by-word readings that are necessary for a thorough understanding of it. Ovid twice treated the myth of Persephone, and Hinds's book is at first a historical inquirythe most extensive yet doneinto the double transformation in Metamorphosis 5 and Fasti 4 of the rape of Persephone, one of the great Graeco-Roman myths. The study continues as a critical exploration of Ovid's self-conscious delight in language and in writing manifested in these twin narratives, providing a feast for students of both Latin poetry and narratives in general.
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ISBN-13: | 9780521036238 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 05/07/2007 |
Series: | Cambridge Classical Studies |
Edition description: | Reissue |
Pages: | 200 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d) |
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