Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries : Paratexts, Publishers, Editors, Readers
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- Titel
- Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries Paratexts, Publishers, Editors, Readers
- verantwortlich
- veröffentlicht
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2021
- Teil von
- Library of the Written Word Ser.
- Erscheint auch als
- Tholen, John, 1986 - , Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the early modern Low Countries, Leiden : Brill, 2021, VII, 335 Seiten
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Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the early modern Low Countries: paratexts, publishers, editors, readers
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- Zusammenfassung
- This book offers an analysis of paratextual infrastructures in editions of Ovid's Metamorphoses and shows how paratexts functioned as important instruments for publishers and commentators to influence readers of this ancient text.
Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Early Modern Paratexts to Ovid's Metamorphoses -- 1 The Material Text -- 2 Material Reception -- 3 Printing Ovid's Metamorphoses in the Low Countries -- 4 Research Corpus -- 5 Analytical Approach and Structure of This Book -- Chapter 1 The Title Page: Creating Commercial Credibility -- 1 The Commercial Value of the Early Modern Title Page -- 2 Textual and Visual Self-Representation -- 2.1 The Rhetoric of the Imprint -- 2.1.1 The Place of Production as an Advertisement -- 2.1.2 A Local Rhetoric -- 2.1.3 Creating International Prestige -- 2.2 The Symbolic Power of the Printer's Mark -- 3 The Textual and Visual Presentation of the Edition -- 3.1 The Rhetoric of the Title Formula -- 3.1.1 Typography as a Rhetorical Device -- 3.1.2 A Showcase of Critical Tools and Editing -- 3.1.3 The Value of Name-Dropping -- 3.1.4 The Rhetoric of Announcing Illustrations -- 3.2 Visual Presentation of the Edition -- 3.2.1 The Tradition of Mythology -- 3.2.2 The Role of Visual Imagery in a Christian Context -- 4 Conclusions -- Chapter 2 The Front Matter: Responses to Criticism of Ovid -- 1 Paratextual Functions of the Preface and Dedication -- 2 Countering Criticism of the Metamorphoses -- 2.1 Criticism -- 2.2 Explicit Responses -- 2.2.1 Attacking and Explaining -- 2.2.2 Positive Approaches -- 3 Framing an Intended Reader -- 3.1 A Reading Context of Vernacular Humanism -- 3.2 An Educational Reading Context -- 4 Authorisation by Ovid -- 4.1 Ovid's Visual Prestige -- 4.2 The Vita as a Response to Criticism -- 5 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 The Commentary: Negotiating Ovid's Dangerous Side -- 1 The Commentary Tradition -- 1.1 Strong Medieval Roots of Allegory -- 1.2 A New Kind of Allegorical Reading -- 1.3 Three Commentary Formats -- 1.3.1 The Role of Annotationes in Establishing a Reliable Text. - Umfang
- 1 online resource (345 pages)
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Schlagworte
- RVK-Notation
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- Allgemeines
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- Buch- und Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaft
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- Buchwesen
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- Buchdruck 16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart
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- Bibliografien zum Buchdruck
- BK-Notation
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18.45 Klassische lateinische Literatur
17.94 Literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen, Rezeption
17.78 Textkritik - DDC-Notation
- 873/.01
- ISBN
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9789004462397