Classical literature is full of humans, gods, and animals in impressive motion. The specific features of this motion are expressive ; it is closely intertwined with decisions, emotions, and character. However, although the importance of space has recently been realized with the …
"This volume begins with an exploration of motion in particular works of visual art, and continues by examining the characteristics of literary depiction. Seven works are then used as examples: Homer's Iliad, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Tacitus' Annals, Sophocles' Philoctetes and Oedi…
Synthesizing many detailed observations, this book studies the structure of Ovid's poem Metamorphoses, the role of the narrator, Ovid's treatment of myth, and the relationship between Ovid's and Virgil's presentations of Aeneas. It argues that for Ovid, metamorphosis is an act o…
World of Ovid's Metamorphoses.