Ovid's Heroides

A New Translation and Critical Essays

Paul Murgatroyd, Bridget Reeves, Sarah Parker (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

266 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-72215-6 (ISBN)

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This volume offers up-to-date translations of all 21 epistles of Ovid’s Heroides. Each letter is accompanied by a preface explaining the mythological background, an essay offering critical remarks on the poem, and discussion of the heroine and her treatment elsewhere in Classical literature. Where relevant, reception in later literature, film, music and art, and feminist aspects of the myth are also covered. The book also contains an introduction covering Ovid's life and works, the Augustan background, the originality of the Heroides, dating, authenticity and reception. A useful glossary of characters mentioned in the Heroides concludes the book. This is a vital new resource for anyone studying the poetry of Ovid, Classical mythology or women in the ancient world.

Paul Murgatroyd has lectured at the University of Natal, South Africa, and McMaster University, Canada, in a career of over 40 years. He is the author of 11 books and over 90 articles in the field of Classical literature, especially Latin poetry, and is a published Latin poet in his own right. Bridget Reeves received a PhD from McMaster University, Canada, and, currently teaches in Hamilton, Canada. Her research interests are in story-telling, both in prose and in verse, with a focus on the mythological character Europa. Sarah Parker is a part-time instructor in the Classics department at Brock University, Canada. Her research interests are the ancient novel – those by Apuleius in particular – and Latin literature in general.

Preface

Introduction

Heroides 1: Penelope to Ulysses

Heroides 2: Phyllis to Demophoon

Heroides 3: Briseis to Achilles

Heroides 4: Phaedra to Hippolytus

Heroides 5: Oenone to Paris

Heroides 6: Hypsipyle to Jason

Heroides 7: Dido to Aeneas

Heroides 8: Hermione to Orestes

Heroides 9: Deianira to Hercules

Heroides 10: Ariadne to Theseus

Heroides 11: Canace to Macareus

Heroides 12: Medea to Jason

Heroides 13: Laodamia to Protesilaus

Heroides 14: Hypermestra to Lynceus

Heroides 15: Sappho to Phaon

Heroides 16: Paris to Helen

Heroides 17: Helen to Paris

Heroides 18: Leander to Hero

Heroides 19: Hero to Leander

Heroides 20: Acontius to Cydippe

Heroides 21: Cydippe to Acontius

Glossary of Characters

Select Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	29.06.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-72215-4 / 1138722154
ISBN-13	978-1-138-72215-6 / 9781138722156
Zustand	Neuware