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A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid
Contributor(s): Miller, John F. (Editor), Newlands, Carole E. (Editor)
ISBN: 1444339672     ISBN-13: 9781444339673
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $214.65  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Ancient & Classical
Dewey: 871.01
LCCN: 2014007148
Series: Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.7" (2.00 lbs) 520 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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Publisher Description:

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.