John of Garland's 'Integumenta Ovidii' : Text, Translation, and Commentary

Medieval Institute Publications

ISBN 10: 1580445276 / ISBN 13: 9781580445276

Published by ISD International - IPSUK Okt 2022, 2022

Neuware - The renowned scholar-poet John of Garland wrote the Integumenta Ovidii ('Allegories on Ovid') in early thirteenth-century Paris at a time of renewed interest in Classical Latin literature. In this short poem, John offers a series of dense, highly allusive allegories on various Greek and Roman myths in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The text is here edited and translated for the first time in 90 years, drawing on the evidence of over two dozen manuscripts. Comprehensive explanatory notes help readers to understand John's condensed allegories in their medieval context. Textual notes discuss the various difficulties in the transmitted text of the poem, and offer several improvements on the texts of the older editions. Seller Inventory # 9781580445276

Synopsis:

The renowned scholar-poet John of Garland wrote the Integumenta Ovidii (“Allegories on Ovid”) in early thirteenth-century Paris at a time of renewed interest in Classical Latin literature. In this short poem, John offers a series of dense, highly allusive allegories on various Greek and Roman myths in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The text is here edited and translated for the first time in 90 years, drawing on the evidence of over two dozen manuscripts. The edition presents the original Latin text with facing-page modern English translation. Comprehensive explanatory notes help readers to understand John’s condensed allegories in their medieval context. Textual notes discuss the various difficulties in the transmitted text of the poem, and offer several improvements on the texts of the older editions.

About the Author:

Kyle Gervais is associate professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario.

Bibliographic Details

Title: John of Garland's 'Integumenta Ovidii' : ...
Publisher: ISD International - IPSUK Okt 2022
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu