The World of Ovid's Metamorphoses

The World of Ovid's Metamorphoses
ISBN-10
1469616491
ISBN-13
9781469616490
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2014-02-01
Publisher
UNC Press Books
Author
Joseph B. Solodow

Description

Synthesizing a wealth of detailed observations, Joseph Solodow studies the structure of Ovid's poem Metamorphoses, the role of the narrator, Ovid's treatment of myth, and the relationship between Ovid's and Virgil's presentations of Aeneas. He argues that for Ovid metamorphosis is an act of clarification, a form of artistic creation, and that the metamorphosed creatures in his poem are comparable to works of art. These figures ultimately aid us in perceiving and understanding the world.

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