Ovid, Metamorphoses X - Couverture souple

Ovid

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472522907 ISBN 13 : 9781472522900

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

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. 

Lee Fratantuono is Professor of Classics and William Francis Whitlock Professor of Latin at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA. 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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472522907
• ISBN 13: 9781472522900
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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