Ovid's Metamorphoses. An Introduction to the Basic Aspects. - GALINSKY, G.K.,

an introduction to the basic aspects

KORTE INHOUD

'Two important ideas run through this valuable work on the 'Metamorphoses'. First, Ovid was primarily interested in myth 'as literature'. Literary considerations must therefore take precedence over any other in evaluating and interpretting the poem. Secondly, 'Variety, both of subject-matter and tonality, is the keynote of the 'Metamorphoses' (p.1). (...) After clearing the ground for a new critical approach to the 'Metamorphoses' Galinsky asks the right questions. How does the poem relate to Ovid's earlier work, to Hellenistic literature, and to the 'Aeneid'? What is the function of metamorphosis in the poem? How does Ovid achieve his narrative effects? Galisky's novel concepts of 'myth as literature' and of 'variatio' turn out to be critical tools with sharp cutting edges, enabling him to discuss these questions with insight, subtlety, and a wealth of detail. (...) Ovid is (according to Galinsky - ND), a profound writer, not because he sees a particular purpose in life, but because he understands and descri...
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1975Uitgever: University of California Press285 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0520028481ISBN-13: 9780520028487

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