Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Genevieve Liveley
SeriesReader's Guides
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781441125194
ClassificationsDewey:873.01
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation
Publication Date 24 February 2011
Publication Country United States

Description

Perhaps no other classical text has proved its versatility so much as Ovid's epic poem. A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Metamorphoses is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts and certainly among the most widely read and studied. Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on: * Literary, historical and cultural context * Key themes * Reading the text * Reception and influence * Further reading

Author Biography

Genevieve Lively is a teaching fellow at the University of Bristol. She has published several articles on aspects of Ovid's poetry. Genevieve Liveley is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol. Her research and teaching interests are in Latin literature and culture, gender and sexuality, critical theory, and the classical tradition.