Prescribing Ovid

The Latin Works And Networks Of The Enlightened Dr Heerkens

by Yasmin Haskell
language: english
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC, September of 2014 ‧
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Explores the intellectual and identity politics of Latin language use in the Enlightenment 'Republic of Letters' via the figure of Gerard Nicolaas Heerkens (1728-1801), a Dutch physician and Latin poet, disenchanted disciple of Voltaire, and lifelong devotee of Ovid.

Prescribing Ovid

The Latin Works And Networks Of The Enlightened Dr Heerkens

by Yasmin Haskell

Property Description
ISBN: 9781472587503
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Release Date: September of 2014
Language: English
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 280
Format: Book
Collection: Cultural And Social History
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Poetry
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781472587503