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The lives of Ovid in seventeenth-century French culture /

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 p...

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Main Author: Taylor, Helena, 1985- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2017.
Edition:First edtion.
Series:Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
Subjects:
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Appreciation > France > 17th century.
Ovide, > 43 av. J.-C.-17 apr. J.-C. ou 18 apr. J.-C. > Appréciation > France > 17e siècle.
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Ancient Languages.
Art appreciation
France
1600-1699
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192516879
0192516876
9780191838002
0191838004