| Ovid, Metamorphoses X Contributor(s): Ovid (Author), Fratantuono, Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472522907 ISBN-13: 9781472522900 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 871.01 |
| LCCN: 2014030605 |
| Series: Latin Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Metamorphoses is an epic-style, narrative poem written in hexameters. Original, inventive and charming, the poem tells the stories of myths featuring transformations, from the creation of the universe to the death and deification of Julius Caesar. Book X contains some of Ovid's most memorable stories: Orpheus and Eurydice, Pygmalion, Atalanta and Hippomenes (with the race for the golden apples), Venus and Adonis, and Myrrha. This edition contains the Latin text as well as in-depth commentary notes that provide language support, explain difficult words and phrases, highlight literary features and supply background knowledge. The introduction presents an overview of Ovid and the historical and literary context, as well as a plot synopsis and a discussion of the literary genre. Suggested reading is also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fratantuono, Lee: - Lee Fratantuono is William Francis Whitlock Professor of Latin in Ohio Wesleyan University. His books include Madness Unchained: A Reading of Virgil's Aeneid (2007), A Commentary on Virgil, Aeneid XI (2009), Madness Transformed: A Reading of Ovid's Metamorphoses (2011), Madness Triumphant: A Reading of Lucan's Pharsalia (2012), co-edited The Sermons of Peter the Lombard: Text, Translation, and Commentary (forthcoming).Ovid: - Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC- AD 17, was a Roman poet, born at Sulmo (Sulmona) in central Italy. Born into a wealthy Roman family and seemingly destined for a career in politics, he held some minor official posts before leaving public service to write, becoming one of the most distinguished poet of his time. His works include Amores, a collection of short love poems; Heroides, verse-letters written by mythological heroines to their lovers; Ars Amatoria, a satirical handbook on love; and Metamorphoses, his epic work on change. |