Ovidius Polytropos
Author: Anastasios D. Nikolopoulos
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
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Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'
Author: Genevieve Liveley
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2010-12-23
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1441170812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerhaps no other classical text has proved its versatility so much as Ovid's epic poem. A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Metamorphoses is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts and certainly among the most widely read and studied. Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on: • Literary, historical and cultural context • Key themes • Reading the text • Reception and influence • Further reading
A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid
Author: John F. Miller
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2014-09-23
Total Pages: 527
ISBN-13: 1118876121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Orphic Voice(s): A Narratological Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses 10.1-11.84
Author: Julian Wagner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2024-08-30
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9004701540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book offers an in-depth narratological analysis of the 'Book of Orpheus' (10.1-11.84) of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Starting from fundamental aspects of narrative like time, space, and focalisation, the commentary highlights the polyphony of the various narrative levels. The complex and challenging design results from a constant oscillation between the narrator-persona of Ovid and the programmatic Orpheus-figure which has found a wealth of interpretations. In addition, the study places the 10th book in the overall narrative framework of Ovid's Metamorphoses with its density of intertextuality and metanarrativity.
Polytropos Ajax
Author: Silvia Speriani
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2024-10-07
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 3111451143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeanings are realized at the point of reception and this volume intends to offer an in-depth discussion of some of the meanings associated with and raised by the figure of Telamonian Ajax at various, specifically contextualized, and yet somehow connectable ‘points of reception’. Part 1 looks at how, and from where, and with what effects, the epic and tragic figure of Ajax is constructed and re-defined in archaic and classical Greece. Part 2 moves on to Roman Ajax(es), evaluating how he is used in and by Latin literature as a tool for window-references and innovation, and for reflecting on national identity and cultural categories. Part 3 discusses various ways in which the myth of Ajax, especially in its Sophoclean version, has been translated into theatrical, psychological, and philosophical discussions. This is not an attempt to look for Ajax’s true nature (an ill-posed question in itself). Nor is it a claim to evaluate Ajax’s features as if they could be placed on a straight evolutionary line (they never can be). On the contrary, the volume provides a multiform and interconnected ensemble of relevant patterns, always particularly situated, and constantly changing.
Ovid on Screen
Author: Martin M. Winkler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-01-30
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 1108485405
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first study of Ovid, especially his Metamorphoses, as inherently visual literature, explaining his pervasive importance in our visual media.
Culture In Pieces
Author: Dirk Obbink
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2011-06-16
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 0199292019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume of essays is chiefly concerned with the problems of interpretation raised by fragmentary evidence, especially by the partial or imperfect survival of texts from the classical world. The essays consider a variety of problems, addressing questions of literary history, source-criticism, editorial method, and scholarly technique.
The Gendered ‘I’ in Ancient Literature
Author: Lisa Cordes
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2022-10-24
Total Pages: 551
ISBN-13: 3110795302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsidering the ubiquity of rhetorical training in antiquity, the volume starts from the premise that every first-person statement in ancient literature is in some way rhetorically modelled and aesthetically shaped. Focusing on different types of Greek and Latin literature, poetry and prose, from the Archaic Age to Late Antiquity, the contributions analyse the use and modelling of gender-specific elements in different types of first-person speech, be it that the speaker is (represented as) the author of a work, be it that they feature as characters in the work, narrating their own story or that of others. In doing so, they do not only offer new insights into the rhetorical strategies and literary techniques used to construct a gendered ‘I’ in ancient literature. They also address the form and function of first-person discourse in classical literature in general, touching on fields of research that have increasingly come into focus in recent years, such as authorship studies, studies concerning the ancient notion(s) of the literary persona, as well as a historical narratology that discusses concepts such as the narrator or the literary character in ancient literary theory and practice.
Ulysses Polytropos
Author: Fritz Senn
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-06-08
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9004516719
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of approaches focuses on the dynamics of James Joyce’s Ulysses and some of its nuances with the aim of enhancing its enjoyment.
Making Time for Greek and Roman Literature
Author: Kate Gilhuly
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-12-01
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1003813704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essays in this collection explore various various models of representing temporality in ancient Greek and Roman literature to elucidate how structures of time communicate meaning, as well as the way that the cultural impact of measured time is reflected in ancient texts. This collection serves as a meditation on the different ways that cosmological and experiential time are construed, measured, and manipulated in Greek and Latin literature. It explores both the kinds of time deemed worthy of measurement, as well as time that escapes notice. Likewise, it interrogates how linear time and its representation become politicized and leveraged in the service of emerging and dominant power structures. These essays showcase various contemporary theoretical approaches to temporality in order to build bridges and expose chasms between ancient and modern ideologies of time. Some of the areas explored include the philosophical and social implications of time that is not measured, the insights and limitations provided by queer theory for an investigation of the way sex and gender relate to time, the relationship of time to power, the extent to which temporal discourses intersect with spatial constructs, and finally an exploration of experiences that exceed the boundaries of time. Making Time for Greek and Roman Literature is of interest to scholars of time and temporality in the ancient world, as well as those working on time and temporality in English literature, comparative literature, history, sociology, and gender and sexuality. It is also suitable for those working on Greek and Roman literature and culture more broadly.
