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Reveals major figures in Ovid's ""Metamorphoses"", highlighting the conflicted revisionist nature of the ""Metamorphoses"". This title explores issues central to Ovid's poetics - the status of the image, the generation of plots, repetition, opposition between refined and inflated epic style, and the interrelation of rhetoric and poetry.

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The poet Ovid hiding behind famous figures from his Metamorphoses, be it a Narcissus or a Daedalus - this is a fascinating notion and one of particular interest to modern readers. - Niklas Holzberg, University of Munich ""This engaging book explores the metapoetic relationship between Ovid and his characters, ranging from paradigmatic artists, such as Orpheus and Daedalus, to more unusual ciphers for the poet's voice, such as Ulysses and even Medea."" - Alison Sharrock, University of Manchester

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: 3/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299231408, 978-0299231408
      ISBN10: 0299231402
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reveals major figures in Ovid's ""Metamorphoses"", highlighting the conflicted revisionist nature of the ""Metamorphoses"". This title explores issues central to Ovid's poetics - the status of the image, the generation of plots, repetition, opposition between refined and inflated epic style, and the interrelation of rhetoric and poetry.

      Trade Review
      The poet Ovid hiding behind famous figures from his Metamorphoses, be it a Narcissus or a Daedalus - this is a fascinating notion and one of particular interest to modern readers. - Niklas Holzberg, University of Munich ""This engaging book explores the metapoetic relationship between Ovid and his characters, ranging from paradigmatic artists, such as Orpheus and Daedalus, to more unusual ciphers for the poet's voice, such as Ulysses and even Medea."" - Alison Sharrock, University of Manchester

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