Binding: Paperback
Description: This volume offers up - to - date translations of all 21 epistles of Ovid's Heroides. Each letter is accompanied by a preface explaining the mythological background an essay offering critical remarks on the poem and discussion of the heroine and her treatment elsewhere in Classical literature. Where relevant reception in later literature film music and art and feminist aspects of the myth are also covered. The book also contains an introduction covering Ovid's life and works the Augustan background the originality of the Heroides dating authenticity and reception. A useful glossary of characters mentioned in the Heroides concludes the book. This is a vital new resource for anyone studying the poetry of Ovid Classical mythology or women in the ancient world.
Title: Ovid's Heroides A New Translation And Critical Essays
Author(s): Parker Sarah
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138722163
Pages: 266 Pages
Publication Date: 5/23/2017
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets