Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries

Producing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the Early Modern Low Countries

Paratexts, Publishers, Editors, Readers

Tholen, John

Brill

08/2021

336

Dura

Inglês

9789004462380

15 a 20 dias

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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



1 The Title Page: Creating Commercial Credibility

?1?The Commercial Value of the Early Modern Title Page

?2?Textual and Visual Self-Representation

?3?The Textual and Visual Presentation of the Edition

?4?Conclusions



2 The Front Matter: Responses to Criticism of Ovid

?1?Paratextual Functions of the Preface and Dedication

?2?Countering Criticism of the Metamorphoses

?3?Framing an Intended Reader

?4?Authorisation by Ovid

?5?Conclusions



3 The Commentary: Negotiating Ovid's Dangerous Side

?1?The Commentary Tradition

?2?Four Domains of Interpretation

?3?Negotiating Obscenity

?4?Conclusions



4 The Index: A Filtering and Framing Device

?1?Book Producers' Special Interest in the Index

?2?Access through Filtering and Framing

?3?Conclusions



5 Paratextual Interaction: Two Case Studies

?1?Combining Divergent Reading Contexts

?2?The Metamorphoses as a Dutch Poem (Amsterdam 1671)

?3?Conclusions



Conclusion

?1?Innovation and Tradition

?2?The Lack of Paratextual Guidance

?3?The Actual Reader



Appendix 1: Bibliography of Editions of Ovid's Metamorphoses Printed in the Low Countries (1479-1700)



Appendix 2: List of Library Abbreviations

Bibliography

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