| A Commentary on Ovid, Tristia, Book 2 Contributor(s): Ingleheart, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199590427 ISBN-13: 9780199590421 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Ancient - Greece - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 871.01 |
| LCCN: 2010933476 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Monographs |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.85 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A major work of Latin literature, Tristia 2 is a verse letter addressed by the exiled poet Ovid to the man who banished him from Rome, the emperor Augustus. Ovid apologizes to Augustus for the misdemeanours that led to his banishment, but, more importantly, defends both his life and his poetry in light of the accusation that his earlier Ars amatoria (The Art of Love) had promoted adultery. Jennifer Ingleheart's commentary, the most up-to-date and comprehensive one available, is an invaluable guide to all aspects of the poem - textual, literary, historical, and political - while her Introduction explores, among other topics, its ironical and subversive aspects. |