Ovid: Epistulae ex Ponto Book I - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521525624 ISBN 13: 9780521525626

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

When Ovid, already renowned for his love poetry, the Metamorphoses and other works, was exiled by Augustus to Tomis on the Black Sea in AD 8, he continued to write. After five books of Tristia, he composed a collection of verse letters, the Epistulae ex Ponto, in which he appeals to his friends and supporters in Rome, lamenting his lot and begging for their help in mitigating it. In these epistolary elegies his inventiveness flourishes no less than before and his imaginative self-fashioning is as ingenious and engaging as ever, although in a minor key. This commentary on Book I assists intermediate and advanced students in understanding Ovid's language and style, while guiding them in the appreciation of his poetic art. The introduction examines the literary background of the Epistulae ex Ponto, their relation to Ovid's earlier works, and their special interest and appeal to readers of Augustan poetry.

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Descrizione del libro:

Edition and commentary providing both students and scholars with the background and guidance needed to understand and appreciate Ovid's poetry of exile, which remains as inventive and ingenious as his earlier works. For intermediate and advanced students the commentary offers accessible and detailed help in understanding the Latin text.

L'autore:

Garth Tissol, Professor of Classics at Emory University, is the author of The Face of Nature: Wit, Narrative, and Cosmic Origins in Ovid's Metamorphoses (1997) as well as articles on Ovid, Virgil and Dryden's translations of Latin literature. He is currently writing a commentary on Books XI-XV of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0521525624
• ISBN 13: 9780521525626
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 202