Ovid: Metamorphoses Book XIII (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521556200)

This volume presents the Latin text, with an Introduction and full commentary, of Book XIII of the Roman poet Ovid's long work Metamorphoses. It discusses in detail Ovid's treatment of his sources and sets out the ways in which he adapted earlier literature as material for his novel enterprise. Guidance is offered on points of language and style, and the Introduction treats in general terms the themes of metamorphosis and the structure of the poem as a whole.

Author: Ovid
ISBN-10: 0521556201
ISBN-13: 9780521556200
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2000
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d