Ovid (Routledge Revivals)

The Classical Heritage
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-02496-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 393 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Ovid: The Classical Heritage, first published in 1995, contains a diverse collection of reflections, ranging from the first century, through the Middle Ages, to the twentieth, on a poet who has been adored and reviled in equal measure.

With the entire notion of ‘Western culture’ under duress, the need to establish continuity from antiquity to modernity is as pressing as ever. Each essay, selected by Professor Anderson, indicates an Ovidian theme or perspective which remains relevant to our self-understanding today. An enormous range of topics is investigated, in a variety of modes and styles: contemporary reaction, reception by Medieval Schoolmen, Ovid’s influence on Chaucer, and his importance for the ‘New Mythologists’. Overall, Ovid: The Classical Heritage offers a rich selection of essays, which cumulatively demonstrate the continuing importance and fascination of this great Roman poet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, William S.

Anderson, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Preface; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgements 1. Ovid in Antiquity 2. The Middle Ages 3. Ovid in the Renaissance 4. The Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century; Select Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

William Anderson