Ovid : the poet and his work / Niklas Holzberg ; translated from the German by G.M. Goshgarian.

Provides an overview of the life of Roman poet Ovid and offers an in depth analysis of his varied works.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Holzberg, Niklas
Format:	Book
Language:	English German
Published:	Ithaca, N.Y. ; London : Cornell University Press, 2002.
Subjects:	Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation. Epistolary poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Didactic poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Elegiac poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Mythology, Classical, in literature. Love in literature. Rome > In literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Uniform Title:	Ovid.

Table of Contents:

Approaches to the Work: Ovid and His Readers. New "Age of Ovid" Ovid, a Poet between the Texts. Elegiac System. "Before You Can Turn Around, Your Novel's Complete!"
Approaches to the Poet: Historical and Literary Sources of Ovid's Vita. Playing with His Life. From Little Wax Tablets to the Royal Codex. Much Ado about the Chronology of Ovid's Works. Augustan Backdrop
Erotic Novel and Elegiac Poetics: The Amores. Book 1: "Womanufacture" and What It Leads To. Book 2: Don Juan as Poet and Lover. Book 3: Farewell to Two Mistresses. Amor, Roma, and the Moral of the Novel
Elegiac Love versus Mythical Reality: The Epistulae Heroidum and the Paired Letters. Penelope as Exemplar. Letters 1-15: Heroines in Three Pentads.

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