Lives of Ovid in Seventeenth-Century French Culture

Seventeenth-century France saw one of the most significant ''culture wars'' Europe has ever known. Culminating in the Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns, this was a confrontational, transitional time for the reception of the classics. Helena Taylor explores responses to the life of the ancient Roman poet, Ovid, within this charged atmosphere. To date, criticism has focused on the reception of Ovi...