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Epic succession and dissension : Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.623-14.582, and the reinvention of the Aeneid /

This is a direct literary adaptation of Virgil's Aeneid. The present study demonstrates how, in less than one thousand lines, Ovid revisits the epic world of Aeneas and subjects it to a reading that is a paradigm of critical analysis, a statement of originality, and a powerful claim to the epic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Papaioannou, Sophia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2005.
Colección:Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte ; Bd. 73.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is a direct literary adaptation of Virgil's Aeneid. The present study demonstrates how, in less than one thousand lines, Ovid revisits the epic world of Aeneas and subjects it to a reading that is a paradigm of critical analysis, a statement of originality, and a powerful claim to the epic heritage and Virgilian succession.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 218 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and indexes.
ISBN:9783110899016
3110899019