The Lives of Ovid in Seventeenth-century French Culture

The Lives of Ovid in Seventeenth-century French Culture
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780198796770
ISBN-13 : 0198796773
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Download or read book The Lives of Ovid in Seventeenth-century French Culture written by Helena Taylor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helena Taylor explores responses to the life of the ancient Roman poet, Ovid, within the charged atmosphere of seventeenth-century France. She investigates how the figure of Ovid was used to debate literary taste and modernity, and in doing so offers a fresh perspective on classical reception: its paradoxes, uses, and quarrels.


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