Playing gods: ovid's metamorphoses and the politics of fiction
Auteur :
Feldherr, Andrew M.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691138145
Date de publication :
5 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
510 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers an interpretation of politics and identity in Ovid's epic poem of transformations, "The Metamorphoses". Examining the emphatically fictional character of the poem, this book argues that Ovid uses the problem of fiction in the text to redefine the power of poetry in Augustan Rome.