Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses
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Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses
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Author : Marie Louise von Glinski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-02-09
Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses written by Marie Louise von Glinski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-09 with Literary Collections categories.
Nulli sua forma manebat. The world of Ovid's Metamorphoses is marked by constant flux in which nothing keeps its original form. This book argues that Ovid uses the epic simile to capture states of unresolved identity - in the transition between human, animal and divine identity, as well as in the poem's textual ambivalence between genres and the negotiation of fiction and reality. In conjuring up a likeness, the mental image of the simile enters a dialectic of appearances in a visually complex and treacherous universe. Original and subtle close readings of episodes in the poem, from Narcissus to Adonis, from Diana's blush to the freeform dreams in the House of Sleep, trace the simile's potential for exploiting indeterminacy and immateriality. In its protean permutations the simile touches on the most profound issues of the poem - the nature of humanity and divinity and the essence of poetic creation.
Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses
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Author : Marie Louise von Glinski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-02-09
Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses written by Marie Louise von Glinski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-09 with History categories.
The first monograph on Ovid's epic simile, offering fresh perspectives on central episodes of this important work.
Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses
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Author : Marie Louise Von Glinski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Simile And Identity In Ovid S Metamorphoses written by Marie Louise Von Glinski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Identity (Psychology) in literature categories.
The first monograph on Ovid's epic simile, offering fresh perspectives on central episodes of this important work.
Texts And Violence In The Roman World
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Author : Monica R. Gale
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-05
Texts And Violence In The Roman World written by Monica R. Gale and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Drama categories.
A wide-ranging study of violence in Latin literature, across the spectrum of texts and genres from Plautus to Prudentius.
Ovid Metamorphoses 3 511 733
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Author : Ingo Gildenhard
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2016-09-05
Ovid Metamorphoses 3 511 733 written by Ingo Gildenhard and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
This extract from Ovid's 'Theban History' recounts the confrontation of Pentheus, king of Thebes, with his divine cousin, Bacchus, the god of wine. Notwithstanding the warnings of the seer Tiresias and the cautionary tale of a character Acoetes (perhaps Bacchus in disguise), who tells of how the god once transformed a group of blasphemous sailors into dolphins, Pentheus refuses to acknowledge the divinity of Bacchus or allow his worship at Thebes. Enraged, yet curious to witness the orgiastic rites of the nascent cult, Pentheus conceals himself in a grove on Mt. Cithaeron near the locus of the ceremonies. But in the course of the rites he is spotted by the female participants who rush upon him in a delusional frenzy, his mother and sisters in the vanguard, and tear him limb from limb. The episode abounds in themes of abiding interest, not least the clash between the authoritarian personality of Pentheus, who embodies 'law and order', masculine prowess, and the martial ethos of his city, and Bacchus, a somewhat effeminate god of orgiastic excess, who revels in the delusional and the deceptive, the transgression of boundaries, and the blurring of gender distinctions. This course book offers a wide-ranging introduction, the original Latin text, study aids with vocabulary, and an extensive commentary. Designed to stretch and stimulate readers, Gildenhard and Zissos's incisive commentary will be of particular interest to students of Latin at AS and undergraduate level. It extends beyond detailed linguistic analysis to encourage critical engagement with Ovid's poetry and discussion of the most recent scholarly thought.
Playing Gods
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Author : Andrew M Feldherr
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-16
Playing Gods written by Andrew M Feldherr and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book offers a novel interpretation of politics and identity in Ovid's epic poem of transformations, the Metamorphoses. Reexamining the emphatically fictional character of the poem, Playing Gods argues that Ovid uses the problem of fiction in the text to redefine the power of poetry in Augustan Rome. The book also provides the fullest account yet of how the poem relates to the range of cultural phenomena that defined and projected Augustan authority, including spectacle, theater, and the visual arts. Andrew Feldherr argues that a key to the political as well as literary power of the Metamorphoses is the way it manipulates its readers' awareness that its stories cannot possibly be true. By continually juxtaposing the imaginary and the real, Ovid shows how a poem made up of fictions can and cannot acquire the authority and presence of other discursive forms. One important way that the poem does this is through narratives that create a "double vision" by casting characters as both mythical figures and enduring presences in the physical landscapes of its readers. This narrative device creates the kind of tensions between identification and distance that Augustan Romans would have felt when experiencing imperial spectacle and other contemporary cultural forms. Full of original interpretations, Playing Gods constructs a model for political readings of fiction that will be useful not only to classicists but to literary theorists and cultural historians in other fields.
Silenced Voices
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Author : Bartolo Natoli
language : en
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Silenced Voices written by Bartolo Natoli and has been published by University of Wisconsin Pres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with History categories.
Examines speech loss across all of Ovid's writings and the ways that motif is explored, developed, and modified in the poet's work after his exile from Rome.
Ovid S Lovers
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Author : Victoria Rimell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-06-15
Ovid S Lovers written by Victoria Rimell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-15 with History categories.
A compelling investigation of the question of the male/female relationship, which is central to Ovid's works.
Italian Readers Of Ovid From The Origins To Petrarch
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Author : Julie Van Peteghem
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-06-22
Italian Readers Of Ovid From The Origins To Petrarch written by Julie Van Peteghem and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-22 with Literary Collections categories.
The Latin poet Ovid continues to fascinate readers today. In Italian Readers of Ovid from the Origins to Petrarch, Julie Van Peteghem examines what drew medieval Italian writers to the Latin poet’s works, characters, and themes. While accounts of Ovid’s influence in Italy often start with Dante’s Divine Comedy, this book shows that mentions of Ovid are found in some of the earliest poems written in Italian, and remain a constant feature of Italian poetry over time. By situating the poetry of the Sicilians, Dante, Cino da Pistoia, and Petrarch within the rich and diverse history of reading, translating, and adapting Ovid’s works, Van Peteghem offers a novel account of the reception of Ovid in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italy.
Brill S Companion To Ovid
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Author : Barbara Weiden Boyd
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Brill S Companion To Ovid written by Barbara Weiden Boyd and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume on the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE – 17 CE) comprises articles by an international group of fourteen scholars. Their contributions cover a wide range of topics, including a biographical essay, a survey of the major manuscripts and textual traditions, and a comprehensive discussion of Ovid’s style. The remaining chapters are devoted to focused studies of each of Ovid’s major works, with emphasis given where appropriate to the poet’s interest in genre and narrative techniques, his engagement with the poetry that preceded his oeuvre, his response to the political, religious, and social realities of Augustan Rome, and his enduring legacy in the European literary traditions of the first 1300 years after his death. Brill's Companion to Ovid combines close analysis of each of Ovid’s major works with a comprehensive overview of scholarly trends in the study of Latin poetry and Roman literary culture. It will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Latin literature alike.