A Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses: Volume 1, General Introduction and Books 1-6

Comprising fifteen books and over two hundred and fifty myths, Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of the longest extant Latin poems from the ancient world and one of the most influential works in Western culture. It is an epic on desire and transgression that became a gateway to the entire world of pagan mythology and visual imagination. This, the first complete commentary in English, covers all aspects of the text - from textual interpretation to poetics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521895790
• ISBN13: 9780521895798
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 786 Pages
• Weight: 2.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"