Simile and identity in ovid's metamorphoses
Auteur :
von Glinski, Marie Louise
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316623596
Date de publication :
29 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
260 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Similes are a particular feature of epic, and those of Homer and Virgil's Aeneid have received considerable attention. This is the first book to examine the more numerous similes in Ovid's Metamorphoses and the ways in which they touch on the most profound issues of the poem.