UID:
edocfu_9959202550102883
Format:
1 online resource (209 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-4725-3999-0
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1-4411-3695-9
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1-282-94798-2
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9786612947988
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1-4411-7081-2
Series Statement:
Continuum reader's guides
Content:
Perhaps no other classical text has proved its versatility so much as Ovid's epic poem. A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Metamorphoses is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts and certainly among the most widely read and studied. Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on: • Literary, historical and cultural context • Key themes • Reading the text • Reception and influence • Further reading
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preface -- Biography and context -- Overview of themes -- Textual readings: books I-XV -- Reception and influence -- Guide to further reading
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Preface -- 1. Biography and Context -- 2. Overview of Themes -- 3. Textual Readings: Books I-XV -- 4. Reception and Influence -- 5. Guide to Further Reading -- Index
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Also issued in print
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4411-2519-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4411-0084-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472539991
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