{"product_id":"ovid-before-exile-patricia-johnson-9780299224042","title":"Ovid Before Exile: Art and Punishment in the Metamorphoses","description":"The epic \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, Ovid's most renowned work, has regained its stature among the masterpieces of great poets such as Vergil, Horace, and Tibullus. Yet its irreverent tone and bold defiance of generic boundaries set the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e apart from its contemporaries. \u003ci\u003eOvid before Exile\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling new reading of the epic, examining the text in light of circumstances surrounding the final years of Augustus' reign, a time when a culture of poets and patrons was in sharp decline, discouraging and even endangering artistic freedom of expression.\u003cbr\u003e Patricia J. Johnson demonstrates how the production of art--specifically poetry--changed dramatically during the reign of Augustus. By Ovid's final decade in Rome, the atmosphere for artistic work had transformed, leading to a drop in poetic production of quality. Johnson shows how Ovid, in the episodes of artistic creation that anchor his \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, responded to his audience and commented on artistic circumstances in Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 029922404X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299224042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.48d","brand":"Patricia Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721258651903,"sku":"9780299224042","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_930bc78e-77ac-4594-863f-a539e7454cc1.jpg?v=1742752325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ovid-before-exile-patricia-johnson-9780299224042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}