Classical scholar Robinson Ellis (1834–1913) studied at Balliol College, Oxford, under Benjamin Jowett, before becoming a Fellow of Trinity and, in 1893, Corpus Professor of Latin. His 1876 Commentary on Catullus (also reissued in this series) publicised the Codex Oxoniensis but overlooked its significance and was criticised by other scholars in the field. Nevertheless, his commentaries became standard texts, including this 1881 publication of Ovid's Ibis. A vitriolic invective poem, written in exile, aimed at an enemy whose identity remains unclear, and invoking Callimachus' lost poem of the same name, it is probably Ovid's least-known work. This edition, including text, scholia, and Ellis's prolegomena and critical apparatus, illuminates nineteenth-century traditions of classical scholarship.
| ISBN: | 9781108051026 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2013 |
| Author: | Ovid |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 274 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
| Genres: |
Ancient history |
Classical scholar Robinson Ellis (1834–1913) studied at Balliol College, Oxford, under Benjamin Jowett, before becoming a Fellow of Trinity and, in 1893, Corpus Professor of Latin. His 1876 Commentary on Catullus (also reissued in this series) publicised the Codex Oxoniensis but overlooked its significance and was criticised by other scholars in the field. Nevertheless, his commentaries became standard texts, including this 1881 publication of Ovid's Ibis. A vitriolic invective poem, written in exile, aimed at an enemy whose identity remains unclear, and invoking Callimachus' lost poem of the same name, it is probably Ovid's least-known work. This edition, including text, scholia, and Ellis's prolegomena and critical apparatus, illuminates nineteenth-century traditions of classical scholarship.
P. Ovidii Nasonis Ibis features in the following genres: Ancient history
P. Ovidii Nasonis Ibis is available in Paperback
P. Ovidii Nasonis Ibis was written by Ovid and published by Cambridge University Press
P. Ovidii Nasonis Ibis has 274 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - Classics series
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