Ovid's Toyshop of the Heart : : Epistulae Heroidum / / Florence Verducci.
Florence Verducci challenges the presuppositions and expectations that have led to embarrassed censure of the wit and comic irreverence that Ovid wove into these dramatic monologues, addressed by his heroines to absent lovers.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1986 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Translations and Abbreviations -- I The Chambers of Romance -- II. Jason'st Womedeas: Heroides 6 And 12 -- III. Servitium Amoris: Heroides 3 -- IV. Elegiac Convention ss Artistic 123 Dilemma: Heroides 15 -- V. Ordinary Incest: Heroides 11 -- VI. Ariadne in Extremis: Heroides 10 -- VII. Postscript in Lieu of Preface : Three Ways of Resurrecting Ovid -- Index |
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Summary: | Florence Verducci challenges the presuppositions and expectations that have led to embarrassed censure of the wit and comic irreverence that Ovid wove into these dramatic monologues, addressed by his heroines to absent lovers.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400854912 9783110413441 9783110413533 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400854912 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Florence Verducci. |