The Metamorphosis of Ovid by Sarah Annes Brown
Ovid's "Metamorphoses" is one of the cornerstones of Western culture, the principal source for all the most famous myths of Greece and Rome, and a continuing inspiration for poets, composers and painters alike. This, inclusive account of this hugely important poem's influence on English literature, charts the reception of the poem over the course of six centuries from Chaucer's enigmatic "House of Fame" to Ted Hughes' "Tales from Ovid". As well as offering reassessments of works whose debt to Ovid has long been recognised, such as "The Tempest" and "Paradise Lost", Sarah Brown shows that Ovidianism is an even more complex and pervasive phenomenon in English literature than has previously been recognised, and may be found in the most unexpected places.
'Brown displays a masterful understanding of the Ovidian canon and the importance of Ovid's influence on some of the West's most cherished literatureIn addition, [her] work makes [the] important contribution of effacing the boundary between the disciplines of Classics and English and Comparative Literature.... I thoroughly recommend The Metamorphosis of Ovid.' Theresa Ramsby, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Sarah Annes Brown is Lecturer in English at De Montfort University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780715631775 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715631772 |
| Title | The Metamorphosis of Ovid |
| Author | Sarah Annes Brown |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2002-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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