Ovid and Hesiod: The Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women ISBN-13: 9781107007413
Ovid and Hesiod: The Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women ISBN-13: 9781107007413 | 9781107007413, Book, Cambridge University Press, Ioannis, Ziogas | ISBN-10: 1107007410
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ISBN-13: 9781107007413
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Ziogas, Ioannis
Details: The influence on Ovid of Hesiod, the most important archaic Greek poet after Homer, has been underestimated. Yet, as this book shows, a profound engagement with Hesiods themes is central to Ovids poetic world. As a poet who praised women instead of men and opted for stylistic delicacy instead of epic grandeur, Hesiod is always contrasted with Homer. Ovid revives this epic rivalry by setting the Hesiodic character of his Metamorphoses against the Homeric character of Virgils Aeneid. Dr Ziogas explores not only Ovids intertextual engagement with Hesiods works but also his dialogue with the rich scholarly, philosophical and literary tradition of Hesiodic reception. An important contribution to the study of Ovid and the wider poetry of the Augustan age, the book also forms an excellent case study in how the reception of previous traditions can become the driving force of poetic creation.
Release Date: 20-05-2013
Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English
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Number Of Pages: 260
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