«I hear a voice from a beauteous far away»: the phenomenon of Ovidian Renaissance in Western European culture

Authors

  • Marina A. Mojeiko Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, 17 Rabkaraŭskaja Street, Minsk 220007, Belarus

Keywords:

revival, small renaissances, cultural flourishing, interest in Antiquity, interpretation of ancient heritage, love lyrics, Ovidian canon, Ovidian tradition in the Middle Ages culture, legitimization of love in medieval poetry

Abstract

The phenomenon of the Ovidian revival in the medieval culture of Western Europe is examined, its place among the minor renaissances of the Middle Ages is revealed, its significance is assessed in the context of transformations of the medieval picture of the world and its influence on the interpretation of love in the culture of the Middle Ages.

Author Biography

  • Marina A. Mojeiko, Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, 17 Rabkaraŭskaja Street, Minsk 220007, Belarus

    doctor of science (philosophy), full professor; head of the department of philosophy and methodology of humanities, faculty of culturology and sociocultural activities

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Mojeiko, M.A. 2019. «I hear a voice from a beauteous far away»: the phenomenon of Ovidian Renaissance in Western European culture. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 2 (Jul. 2019), 116–123.