Ovid and the Moderns

by Theodore Ziolkowski

"The reasons for the conspicuous popularity of Ovid--his life as well as his works--at the turn of the new millennium bear investigation.... This book speaks of the new bodies assumed in the twentieth century by the poems and tales to which Ovid gave their classic form--including prominently the account of his own life, which has been hailed by many writers of our time as the archetype of exile.... I intend to suggest some of the reasons for Ovid's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801442745
• ISBN13: 9780801442742
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher