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Narcissus and Pygmalion : illusion and spectacle in Ovid's Metamorphoses /

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Newly translated into English from the author's Narciso e Pigmalione : illusione e spettacolo nelle Metamorfosi di Ovidio (Firenze : Sansoni, 1983), Rosati's 'Narcissus and Pygmalion' sheds light on some crucial junctures in the history of reception and aesthetics through an expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosati, Gianpiero, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Metamorphoses.
Pygmalion > (Mythological character)
Narcissus > (Greek mythological character)
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Summary:Newly translated into English from the author's Narciso e Pigmalione : illusione e spettacolo nelle Metamorfosi di Ovidio (Firenze : Sansoni, 1983), Rosati's 'Narcissus and Pygmalion' sheds light on some crucial junctures in the history of reception and aesthetics through an exploration of the eponymous characters as they appear in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Physical Description:195 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0198852436
9780198852438