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The Face of Nature: Wit, Narrative, and Cosmic Origins in Ovid's Metamorphoses
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Face of Nature: Wit, Narrative, and Cosmic Origins in Ovid's Metamorphoses
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Garth Tissol
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:252 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - classical, early and medieval |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691600390
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| Classifications | Dewey:871.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In these reflections on the mercurial qualities of style in Ovid's Meta-morphoses, Garth Tissol contends that stylistic features of the ever-shifting narrative surface, such as wordplay, narrative disruption, and the self-conscious reworking of the poetic tradition, are thematically significant. It is the style that makes the process of reading the
Reviews"Tissol's book offers ample evidence of the poem's perennial appeal... His generally effective English versions of his Greek and Latin sources enrich and broaden the book, thus extending its functional importance well beyond the classics seminar."-- Choice
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