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Reflections in a Serpent's Eye: Thebes in Ovid's Metamorphoses, (Hardcover)
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Ovid rigorously and sceptically interrogates the existing (Roman) political order, claimed as lasting truth.
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The hardcover edition features an elegant and artistic cover, making it an attractive addition to any bookshelf or a perfect gift for literature lovers.
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- Ovid's extraordinary story of Thebes' founding and bloody unravelling spans two books of his epic poem, the Metamorphoses. His bizarre refractions of the well-ordered community engage Ovid's own Rome and the mythohistory of the Eternal City's origins, most particularly as framed in Vergil's Aeneid (Vergil's poem attained nonpareil status as the Latin epic soon after publication). The Aeneid has regularly been read as persuasively formulating how and why Rome will stride forward into history, into manifest destiny, and into `empire without end'. The Metamorphoses' strangely fantastical surface reflects what is already inherently perverse in that master-narrative, disclosing the narrative's internal contradictions. Ovid rigorously and sceptically not only interrogates the existing (Roman) political order, claimed as lasting truth, but also the very possibility of organizing any polity into a harmonious, organically unified, lasting institution.
| Book format | Hardcover |
| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | History |
| Publication date | December, 2009 |
| Pages | 290 |
| Subgenre | Middle East |
| Series title | No Series |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.50 x 0.81 x 8.50 in (14 x 2.1 x 21.6 cm) |
| Assembled product weight | 1.14 lb (520 grams) |
| Bisac subject heading | History |
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- Explore Ovid's epic story of Thebes' founding and downfall.
- Experience a unique narrative that challenges traditional political order.
- Delve into the connecting themes between Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Vergil’s Aeneid.
- Discover how Ovid reflects Rome's contradictions through fantastical storytelling.
- Witness the unraveling of an idealized community in a richly complex narrative.
- This hardcover edition offers a profound insight into ancient mythohistory.
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