A Commentary on Ovid, Tristia, Book 2

ISBN-13: 9780199590421 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 462 str.

Ingleheart

Opis

A major work of Latin literature, Tristia 2 is a verse letter addressed by the exiled poet Ovid to the man who banished him from Rome, the emperor Augustus. Ovid apologizes to Augustus for the misdemeanours that led to his banishment, but, more importantly, defends both his life and his poetry in light of the accusation that his earlier Ars amatoria (The Art of Love) had promoted adultery. Jennifer Ingleheart's commentary, the most up-to-date and comprehensive one available, is an invaluable guide to all aspects of the poem - textual, literary, historical, and political - while her Introduction explores, among other topics, its ironical and subversive aspects.

Recenzje

this commentary fully supplies the constant need for updated editions of the Classics, especially through the author's translation and awareness of current scholarship ... Ingleheart's work represents a useful tool for the development of further research in the field of Ovidian exilic poetry by questioning the meaning of the text for the contemporary reader with a bright, upbeat attitude.