A companion to Ovid

By Peter E. Knox

Subjects: Rome, in literature, Love in literature, In literature, Gedichten, Amour dans la littérature, Literature, Poésie didactique latine, Mythologie ancienne dans la littérature, Criticism and interpretation, Ovid, 43 b.c.-17 a.d. or 18 a.d., Poésie élégiaque latine, Mythology, Classical, in literature, Analys och tolkning, Latin Elegiac poetry, Elegiac poetry, history and criticism, Latin Didactic poetry, Didactic poetry, history and criticism, History and criticism, Poésie épistolaire latine, Histoire et critique, Latin Epistolary poetry

Description: This companion to Ovid features more than 30 newly commissioned essays dealing with such topics as production, genre, and style. It presents interpretive essays on key poems and collections of poems, includes detailed discussions of Ovid's primary literary influences and his reception in English literature.