Jones, Peter
Reading Ovid: Stories from the Metamorphoses
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521613323
- author:
- Jones, Peter
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 282
- Dimensions:
- 175mm X 246mm
- Genre:
- Foreign Language Study / Ancient Languages
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Reading Ovid's Metamorphoses is a selection of stories from one of the world's most famous and influential collections of Greek and Roman myths. This collection includes well-known tales such as Daedalus and Icarus, Pygmalion, Narcissus, and King Midas.
This book is designed for those who have completed an introductory course in Latin and aims to help them enjoy the storytelling, character-drawing, and language of Ovid's poetry. The text is accompanied by full vocabulary and grammar notes, with assistance based on two widely used beginners' courses. Each passage includes essays that point up important detail and show how the logic of each story unfolds, as well as study sections offering questions for discussion and ways to think further about the passage.
No other intermediate text is so carefully designed to make reading Ovid a pleasure. This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to one of the world's most delightful and influential poets, making it an ideal choice for those looking to explore his work in depth.
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