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Prescribing Ovid

- The Latin Works and Networks of the Enlightened Dr Heerkens

About Prescribing Ovid

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781472587503
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 280
  • Published:
  • September 24, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x157x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 410 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 6, 2024

Description of Prescribing Ovid

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.

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