Narcissus and Pygmalion: Illusion and Spectacle in Ovid's Metamorphoses by Gianp

Description: Narcissus and Pygmalion by Gianpiero Rosati Newly translated into English, Rosatis Narcissus and Pygmalion sheds light on some crucial junctures in the history of reception and aesthetics through an exploration of the eponymous characters as they appear in Ovids Metamorphoses. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nature imitates art--not a paradox from Oscar Wildes pen, but instead the bold formulation of the Latin poet Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE), marking a radical turning point in ancient aesthetics, founded on the principle of mimesis. For Ovid, art is independent of reality, not its mirror: by enhancing phantasia, the artists creative imagination and the simulacrums primacy over reality, Ovid opens up unexplored perspectives for future European literatureand art. Through an examination of Narcissus and Pygmalion, figures of illusion and desire, who are the protagonists of two major episodes of the Metamorphoses, Rosati sheds light on some crucial junctures in the historyof reception and aesthetics. Narcissus and Pygmalion has, since its first publication in Italian, contributed to the poets critical fortunes over the past few decades through its combination of sophisticated literary critical thinking and patient argument applied to the poetics of self-reflexivity and, in particular, to the fundamental interface between the verbal and the visual in the Metamorphoses. A substantial introduction accompanies this new translation into English,positioning Rosatis work anew in the forefront of current discussions of Ovidian aesthetics and intermediality, in the wake of the postmodern culture of the simulacrum. Author Biography Gianpiero Rosati is Professor of Latin literature at the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). He previously held teaching positions at the Universities of Florence, Pavia, and Udine. Table of Contents Introduction1: Narcissus or Literary Illusion2: Pygmalion or the Poetics of Fiction3: The Spectacle of Appearances Review Rosati provides refined and insightful interpretations of Ovids Narcissus and Pygmalion episodes...This book will be especially welcomed by those wanting or needing to read a foundational work in modern Ovidian studies. * M. L. Goldman, CHOICE *Rosatis book remains powerful and highly relevant...Rosati not only offers compelling readings of the Narcissus and Pygmalion myths, but also provides us with the tools and starting points to continue in this interpretation of the epic. * Elaine C. Sanderson, University of Liverpool * Long Description Nature imitates art--not a paradox from Oscar Wildes pen, but instead the bold formulation of the Latin poet Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE), marking a radical turning point in ancient aesthetics, founded on the principle of mimesis. For Ovid, art is independent of reality, not its mirror: by enhancing phantasia, the artists creative imagination and the simulacrums primacy over reality, Ovid opens up unexplored perspectives for future European literatureand art. Through an examination of Narcissus and Pygmalion, figures of illusion and desire, who are the protagonists of two major episodes of the Metamorphoses, Rosati sheds light on some crucial junctures in the historyof reception and aesthetics. Narcissus and Pygmalion has, since its first publication in Italian, contributed to the poets critical fortunes over the past few decades through its combination of sophisticated literary critical thinking and patient argument applied to the poetics of self-reflexivity and, in particular, to the fundamental interface between the verbal and the visual in the Metamorphoses. A substantial introduction accompanies this new translation into English,positioning Rosatis work anew in the forefront of current discussions of Ovidian aesthetics and intermediality, in the wake of the postmodern culture of the simulacrum. Feature A new translation into English of Rosatis influential 1983 studyIncludes a substantive introduction which relates the book to recent discussions of Ovidian aesthetics and intermedialityExplores the origins of a critical debate ranging from the ancient world to contemporary critical theory Details ISBN0198852436 Author Gianpiero Rosati Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2021 ISBN-10 0198852436 ISBN-13 9780198852438 Format Hardcover Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2021-12-21 UK Release Date 2021-12-21 NZ Release Date 2021-12-21 Subtitle Illusion and Spectacle in Ovids Metamorphoses DEWEY 873.01 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2022-03-14 Pages 202 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160488545;

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