| Appendix Ovidiana: Latin Poems Ascribed to Ovid in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Hexter, Ralph (Editor), Hexter, Ralph (Translator), Pfuntner, Laura (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0674238389 ISBN-13: 9780674238381 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Medieval - History | Europe - Medieval - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 871.01 |
| LCCN: 2019037884 |
| Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (1.35 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When does imitation of an author morph into masquerade? Although the Roman writer Ovid died in the first century CE, many new Latin poems were ascribed to him from the sixth until the fifteenth century. Like the Appendix Vergiliana, these verses reflect different understandings of an admired Classical poet and expand his legacy throughout the Middle Ages. The works of the "medieval Ovid" mirror the dazzling variety of their original. The Appendix Ovidiana includes narrative poetry that recounts the adventures of both real and imaginary creatures, erotic poetry that wrestles with powerful desires and sexual violence, and religious poetry that--despite the historical Ovid's paganism--envisions the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ. This is the first comprehensive collection and English translation of these pseudonymous medieval Latin poems. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hexter, Ralph: - Ralph Hexter is Distinguished Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Davis.Haynes, Justin: - Justin Haynes is a postdoctoral scholar in Classics at the University of California, Davis.Pfuntner, Laura: - Laura Pfuntner is a Lecturer in Ancient History at Queen's University Belfast. |