Ovid (Routledge Revivals)
Author | : William Anderson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2014-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317687467 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317687469 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ovid (Routledge Revivals) written by William Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ovid: The Classical Heritage, first published in 1995, contains a diverse collection of reflections on a poet who has been adored and reviled in equal measure. Each essay indicates an theme or perspective which remains relevant to our self-understanding today. An enormous range of topics is investigated, in a variety of modes and styles: contemporary reaction, reception by Medieval Schoolmen, Ovid’s influence on Chaucer, and his importance for the ‘New Mythologists’.