Metamorphoses: book XIII
by Hopkinson, N., (Neil), Ovid
fromCambridge Greek and Latin classics
The first monograph on Ovid's epic simile, offering fresh perspectives on central episodes of this important work.
Similes are a particular feature of epic, and those of Homer and Virgil's 'Aeneid' have received considerable attention. This is the first book to examine the more numerous similes in Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' and the ways in which they touch on the most profound issues of the poem.
Similes are a particular feature of epic, and those of Homer and Virgil's 'Aeneid' have received considerable attention. This is the first book to examine the more numerous similes in Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' and the ways in which they touch on the most profound issues of the poem.
"The Bavarian Commentary and Ovid is the first complete critical edition and translation of the earliest preserved commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Today, Ovid's famous work is one of the touchstones of ancient literature, but we have only a handful of scraps and quotations t…
"The Bavarian Commentary and Ovid is the first complete critical edition and translation of the earliest preserved commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Today, Ovid's famous work is one of the touchstones of ancient literature, but we have only a handful of scraps and quotations t…
"The Bavarian Commentary and Ovid is the first complete critical edition and translation of the earliest preserved commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Today, Ovid's famous work is one of the touchstones of ancient literature, but we have only a handful of scraps and quotations t…
When Jupiter arrives at Crete, still carrying the princess Europa, he abandons his bull shape and turns back into himself.
"Reading Ovid presents a selection of stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses, the most famous and influential collection of Greek and Roman myths in the world. It includes well-known stories like those of Daedalus and Icarus, Pygmalion, Narcissus and King Midas. The book is designed …