This book provides a unique and accessible introduction to the
complete works of Ovid. Using a thematic approach, Volk lays out
what we know about Ovid’s life, presents the author’s works within
their poetic genres, and discusses central Ovidian themes.
* The first general introduction to Ovid written in English in
over 20 years, offering the very latest Ovidian scholarship
* Discusses the complete works of Ovid
* Accessible writing and a thematic approach make this text ideal
for a broad audience
* A current revival in Ovid makes this timely edition highly
valuable
Tabela de Conteúdo
List of Figures viii
Preface ix
Abbreviations for Ovid’s Works xi
Introduction 1
1 Work 6
2 Life 20
3 Elegy 35
4 Myth 50
5 Art 65
6 Women 81
7 Rome 95
8 Reception 110
Further Reading 128
Notes 141
Ovidian Passages Cited 142
Index 145
Sobre o autor
Katharina Volk is Associate Professor of Classics at Columbia University. She is the author of The Poetics of Latin Didactic: Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius (2002) and Manilius and his Intellectual Background (2009) and the editor of Seeing Seneca Whole: Perspectives on Philosophy, Poetry and Politics (with Gareth D. Williams, 2006), Oxford Readings in Classical Studies: Vergil’s Eclogues (2008), and Oxford Readings in Classical Studies: Vergil’s Georgics (2008).
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