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Ovid’s Heroides: A New Translation and Critical Essays

Name: Ovid’s Heroides: A New Translation and Critical Essays
ISBN: 9781351758932

Paul Murgatroyd, Bridget Reeves, Sarah Parker

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This volume offers up-to-date translations of all 21 epistles of Ovid'sHeroides.Each letter is accompanied by a preface explaining the mythological background, an essay offering critical remarks on the poem, and discussion of the heroine and her treatment elsewhere in Classical literature. Where relevant, reception in later literature, film, music and art, and feminist aspects of the myth are also covered. The book also contains an introduction covering Ovid's life and works, the Augustan background, the originality of theHeroides, dating, authenticity and reception. A useful glossary of characters mentioned in theHeroidesconcludes the book. This is a vital new resource for anyone studying the poetry of Ovid, Classical mythology or women in the ancient world.

İl:

2017

Nəşriyyat:

Routledge

Dil:

english

ISBN 10:

1351758934

ISBN 13:

9781351758932

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