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Ovid's Heroidos
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Ovid's Heroidos
Contributors:
By (Author) Howard Jacobson
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
876.01
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
454
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
794g
Description
A series of letters purportedly written by Penelope, Dido, Medea, and other heroines to their lovers, the Heroides represents Ovid's initial attempt to revitalize myth as a subject for literature. In this book, Howard Jacobson examines the first fifteen elegaic letters of the Heroides. In his critical evaluation, Professor Jacobson takes into cons
