Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries: Paratexts, Publishers, Editors, Readers

Tholen, John

ISBN 10: 9004462384 / ISBN 13: 9789004462380

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2021

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335 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries: Paratexts, Publishers, Editors, Readers
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004462384
• ISBN 13: 9789004462380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 6.62 kilograms

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Synopsis

Printers in the early modern Low Countries produced no fewer than 152 editions of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. John Tholen investigates what these editions can tell us about the early modern application of the popular ancient text. Analysis of paratexts shows, for example, how editors and commentators guide readers to Ovid’s potentially subversive contents. Paratextual infrastructures intended to create commercial credibility, but simultaneously were a response to criticism of reading the Metamorphoses. This book combines two often separated fields of research: book history and reception studies. It provides a compelling case study of how investigation into the material contexts of ancient texts sheds new light on early modern receptions of antiquity.

About the Author

John Tholen studied Classics and Book History, and obtained a Ph.D. degree at Utrecht University (2019) for his research on early modern Ovidian paratexts. He currently works as Curator of Special Collections at Rotterdam Public Library.