Bøker av Patricia Johnson

The epic Metamorphoses, Ovid's most renowned work, has regained its stature among the masterpieces of great poets such as Vergil, Horace, and Tibullus. Yet its irreverent tone and bold defiance of generic boundaries set the Metamorphoses apart from its contemporaries. Ovid before Exile provides a compelling new reading of the epic, examining the text in light of circumstances surrounding the final years of Augustus' reign, a time when a culture of poets and patrons was in sharp decline, discouraging and even endangering artistic freedom of expression. Patricia J. Johnson demonstrates how the production of art--specifically poetry--changed dramatically during the reign of Augustus. By Ovid's final decade in Rome, the atmosphere for artistic work had transformed, leading to a drop in poetic production of quality. Johnson shows how Ovid, in the episodes of artistic creation that anchor his Metamorphoses, responded to his audience and commented on artistic circumstances in Rome.

This book is about GOD, and I would like children to learn about GOD, and (JESUS) because HE loves them. Children are familiar with their Alphabet, A B C's, etc. and this, I hope will excite them. I hope that this book can lead them in the right direction.

KEY WEST and CUBA 1955 is a novel showing a young woman maturing from self-interest to the importance of family. Healing from a brief affair in San Francisco she starts on the journey to reestablish bonding with her brothers, separated when their parents had died many years prior. After traveling to Canada, New York and Mystic, Connecticut, she chooses to move to Key West, Florida. Working for the "e;Key West Courier"e; newspaper, she is sent to the island of Cuba to write travel articles. Although innocent, she is suspected of being a spy, unaware she is transporting illegal papers. She suffers precarious situations.