Playing gods: Ovid's Metamorphoses and the politics of fiction
Introduction -- Fiction and empire. Metamorphosis and fiction -- Wavering identity -- Spectacle. Homo spectator -- Poets in the arena -- Philomela again? -- Ovid and the visual arts. Faith in images -- "Songs the greater image" -- Conclusion
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Princeton, N.J. [u.a.]
Princeton University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ovidius Naso, Publius 43 BC-17, Metamorphoses
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D) Metamorphoses
B Politics and literature Rome B Fables, Latin History and criticism B Politics and literature (Rome) B Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D Metamorphoses B Fables, Latin History and criticism |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Introduction -- Fiction and empire. Metamorphosis and fiction -- Wavering identity -- Spectacle. Homo spectator -- Poets in the arena -- Philomela again? -- Ovid and the visual arts. Faith in images -- "Songs the greater image" -- Conclusion |
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| Item Description: | Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 377 Seiten, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-691-13814-1 978-0-691-13814-5 |
