Description: John of Garland wrote Integumenta Ovidii (Allegories on Ovid) in early C13th Paris at a time of renewed interest in Classical Latin literature. This edition presents the Latin text with facing-page modern English translation and comprehensive explanatory notes to help readers understand John's allegories in their medie
Brief description: Kyle Gervais is associate professor at the University of Western Ontario.
Review Quotes:
Gervais' explanatory notes are a true treasure trove of information, which offers the reader valuable information to read and appreciate John's poetic text as well as to understand its significance in the medieval commentary tradition on the Metamorphoses. Considering the focus of the post-millennium scholarship on Ovid in the Middle Ages, Gervais' new edition of John of Garland's Integumenta Ovidii takes its well-deserved place as a natural contribution to the greater Ovidian puzzle.
--Ulrike Jenni