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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Berlin ; New York :
De Gruyter,
©2005.
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Colección: | Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte ;
Bd. 73. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9783110899016 3110899019 |