J D Reed
Biographic Data
| ID | 5626378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J D Reed |
| GIVEN NAMES | J D |
| FAMILY NAME | Reed |
| SIGNATURE | REED J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | John Brown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 94 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1949 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses
Comprising fifteen books and over two hundred and fifty myths, Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of the longest extant Latin poems from the ancient world and one of the most influential works in Western culture. It is an epic on desire and transgression that became a gateway to the entire world of pagan mythology and visual imagination. This, the first complete commentary in English, covers all aspects of the text – from textual interpretation to poeti…
Adonis
In Greek and Roman mythology, a mortal favorite or lover of Aphrodite/Venus. He and the ritual lament for him, the Adonia, are most plausibly derived from the Mesopotamian Tammuz via West Semitic speakers, as his name–from adon , “lord”–suggests (Burkert 1979: 105–8).
Vergil's Roman
This chapter contains sections titled: I II III IV Further Reading
Virgil's Gaze
Virgil's Aeneid invites its reader to identify with the Roman nation whose origins and destiny it celebrates. But, as J. D. Reed argues in Virgil's Gaze , the great Roman epic satisfies this identification only indirectly--if at all. In retelling the story of Aeneas' foundational journey from Troy to Italy, Virgil defines Roman national identity only provisionally, through oppositions to other ethnic identities--especially Trojan, Carthaginian, I…
National Association of Student Anthropologists
Bion of Smyrna
Preface Introduction 1. Bion's life 2. Bion bucolicus 3. Bion adoniazon 4. Poems possibly by Bion 5. Dialect 6. Metre and prosody 7. Some aspects of style 8. Bion's influence 9. The textual transmission 10. About the texts and commentaries Bibliographies Texts and Translations Commentary Appendices Indexes
Estimations of Distance on Polar Coordinate Plots as a Function of the Scale Used
Virgil's Gaze
Virgil's Aeneid invites its reader to identify with the Roman nation whose origins and destiny it celebrates. But, as J. D. Reed argues in Virgil's Gaze , the great Roman epic satisfies this identification only indirectly--if at all. In retelling the story of Aeneas' foundational journey from Troy to Italy, Virgil defines Roman national identity only provisionally, through oppositions to other ethnic identities--especially Trojan, Carthaginian, I…
Estimations of Distance on Polar Coordinate Plots as a Function of the Scale Used
Bion of Smyrna
Preface Introduction 1. Bion's life 2. Bion bucolicus 3. Bion adoniazon 4. Poems possibly by Bion 5. Dialect 6. Metre and prosody 7. Some aspects of style 8. Bion's influence 9. The textual transmission 10. About the texts and commentaries Bibliographies Texts and Translations Commentary Appendices Indexes
National Association of Student Anthropologists
Virgil's Gaze
Virgil's Aeneid invites its reader to identify with the Roman nation whose origins and destiny it celebrates. But, as J. D. Reed argues in Virgil's Gaze , the great Roman epic satisfies this identification only indirectly--if at all. In retelling the story of Aeneas' foundational journey from Troy to Italy, Virgil defines Roman national identity only provisionally, through oppositions to other ethnic identities--especially Trojan, Carthaginian, I…
Vergil's Roman
This chapter contains sections titled: I II III IV Further Reading
Adonis
In Greek and Roman mythology, a mortal favorite or lover of Aphrodite/Venus. He and the ritual lament for him, the Adonia, are most plausibly derived from the Mesopotamian Tammuz via West Semitic speakers, as his name–from adon , “lord”–suggests (Burkert 1979: 105–8).
A Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses
Comprising fifteen books and over two hundred and fifty myths, Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of the longest extant Latin poems from the ancient world and one of the most influential works in Western culture. It is an epic on desire and transgression that became a gateway to the entire world of pagan mythology and visual imagination. This, the first complete commentary in English, covers all aspects of the text – from textual interpretation to poeti…
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