The lives of ovid in seventeenth-century french culture /

Helena Taylor explores responses to the life of the ancient Roman poet, Ovid, within the charged atmosphere of seventeenth-century France. She investigates how the figure of Ovid was used to debate literary taste and modernity, and in doing so offers a fresh perspective on classical reception: its p...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Taylor, Helena
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Helena Taylor explores responses to the life of the ancient Roman poet, Ovid, within the charged atmosphere of seventeenth-century France. She investigates how the figure of Ovid was used to debate literary taste and modernity, and in doing so offers a fresh perspective on classical reception: its paradoxes, uses, and quarrels.
Umfang:
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations.
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-251688-4
0-19-183800-4
0-19-251687-6
Schlagworte:
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Appreciation > France.
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