The Curse of Exile
The Curse of Exile
A Study of Ovid's Ibis
Author(s):
Gareth D. Williams
Publication Date: 30 August, 2020
Available in all formats
Publisher: Cambridge Philological Society
ISBN: 9781913701253
ISBN: 9781913701253
Price: INR 2261.99
Description
Table of contents
A radical reassessment of Ovid's curse poem, Ibis, asserting its central place in his poetry of exile.
Description
A radical reassessment of Ovid's curse poem, Ibis, asserting its central place in his poetry of exile.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: In search of Ibis
- Chapter 2: Needing to scream: restraint and self-abandon in the Ibis
- Chapter 3: Role-play and fragmented personality in the Ibis
- Chapter 4: Cruel pleasure; mystery and meaning in the Ibis-catalogue
- Chapter 5: The Ibis in context: melancholy, mania and exile
- Bibliography
- Indexes
- General index
- Index locorum
- Index of mythological and (pseudo-)historical subjects