{"product_id":"ovid-in-the-age-of-cervantes-9781487553227","title":"Ovid in the Age of Cervantes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Roman poet Ovid, author of the famous \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e, is widely considered one of the canonical poets of Latin antiquity. Vastly popular in Europe during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods, Ovid's writings influenced the literature, art, and culture in Spain's Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with examinations of the translation and utilization of Ovid's texts from the Middle Ages to the Age of Cervantes. The work includes a section devoted to the influence of Ovid on Cervantes, arguing that Don Quixote is a deeply Ovidian text, drawing upon many classical myths and themes. The contributors then turn to specific myths in Ovid as they were absorbed and transformed by different writers, including that of Echo and Narcissus in Garcilaso de la Vega and Hermaphroditus in Covarrubias and Moya. The final section of the book centers on questions of poetic fame and self-fashioning. \u003cem\u003eOvid in the Age of Cervantes\u003c\/em\u003e is an important and comprehensive re-evaluation of Ovi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585833107799,"sku":"9781487553227","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487553227.jpg?v=1756489416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ovid-in-the-age-of-cervantes-9781487553227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}