Product Description

Ovid's "Metamorphoses" is one of the cornerstones of Western culture, the principal source for all the most famous myths of Greece and Rome, and a continuing inspiration for poets, composers and painters alike. This, inclusive account of this hugely important poem's influence on English literature, charts the reception of the poem over the course of six centuries from Chaucer's enigmatic "House of Fame" to Ted Hughes' "Tales from Ovid". As well as offering reassessments of works whose debt to Ovid has long been recognised, such as "The Tempest" and "Paradise Lost", Sarah Brown shows that Ovidianism is an even more complex and pervasive phenomenon in English literature than has previously been recognised, and may be found in the most unexpected places.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #986693 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
'Brown displays a masterful understanding of the Ovidian canon and the importance of Ovid's influence on some of the West's most cherished literature. In addition, [her] work makes [the] important contribution of effacing the boundary between the disciplines of Classics and English and Comparative Literature.... I thoroughly recommend The Metamorphosis of Ovid.' Theresa Ramsby, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

About the Author
Sarah Annes Brown is Lecturer in English at De Montfort University.