Landscape in Ovid's Metamorphoses
A Study in the Transformation of a Literacy Symbol
Landscape in Ovid's Metamorphoses
A Study in the Transformation of a Literacy Symbol
In ancient poetry Nature is not only the spatial and geographical framework of human action. It may also form a metaphor for various aspects of the human condition. Landscape in poetry may trace the outlines of the poet's world and may express elements in the world-view and moral and metaphysical presuppositions which underly his poem. Charles P. Segal, Professor of Classics at the Brown University, Providence, shows that the natural world has a similar symbolic function in Ovid's work.
| Series | Hermes – Einzelschriften |
|---|---|
| Volume | 23 |
| ISBN | 978-3-515-00244-8 |
| Media type | Book - Paperback |
| Edition number | 1. |
| Copyright year | 1969 |
| Publisher | Franz Steiner Verlag |
| Length | X, 109 pages |
| Size | 17.0 x 24.0 cm |
| Language | English |
