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Latin literature
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Ovid
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- ISBN 9781405136426
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 163 x 239mm
- Publication Date: 17 Sep 2010
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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This book provides a unique and accessible introduction to the complete works of Ovid. Using a thematic approach, Volk lays out what we know about Ovid's life, presents the author's works within their poetic genres, and discusses central Ovidian themes.
- The first general introduction to Ovid written in English in over 20 years, offering the very latest Ovidian scholarship
- Discusses the complete works of Ovid
- Accessible writing and a thematic approach make this text ideal for a broad audience
- A current revival in Ovid makes this timely edition highly valuable
Katharina Volk is Associate Professor of Classics at Columbia University. She is the author of The Poetics of Latin Didactic: Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius (2002) and Manilius and his Intellectual Background (2009) and the editor of Seeing Seneca Whole: Perspectives on Philosophy, Poetry and Politics (with Gareth D. Williams, 2006), Oxford Readings in Classical Studies: Vergil's Eclogues (2008), and Oxford Readings in Classical Studies: Vergil's Georgics (2008).
