Ovid in China

By Edited by Thomas J. Sienkewicz, Monmouth College, and Jinyu Liu

Ovid in China offers a fresh look at an ancient Roman author in a Chinese context and often from a Chinese perspective. The seventeen essays in this volume, by a group of international scholars, examine Ovid's interaction with China in a broad historical context, including the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1294, the depiction of Ovidian scenes on 18th-century Chinese porcelain, the growing Chinese interest in Ovid in the early 20th century, a 21st-century collaborative project to translate Ovid's poetry into Chinese with commentary, and comparative studies on such themes as conceptualization of time, consolation, laughter, filicide, and revenge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004467270
• ISBN13: 9789004467279
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"