Metamorphoses
About this book
The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Boccaccio. It has also inspired countless works of art from various artists throughout the centuries.
Subjects
- aeneas (legendary character)
- baroque painting
- care and hygiene
- classical mythology
- comparative literature
- correspondence
- early works to 1800
- english literature
- english poetry
- european literature
- exiles
- fasts and feasts
- german poetry
- homes and haunts
- illustrations
- incantations
- influence
- knowledge
- latin american literature
- latin didactic poetry
- latin elegiac poetry
- latin epistolary poetry
- latin erotic poetry
- latin fables
- latin language
- latin literature
- latin love poetry
- latin poetry
- latin poets
- literature
- medieval and modern latin literature
- metamorphosis
- mythology
- poetry
- problems, exercises
- readers
- seduction
- separation (psychology)
- skin
- themes, motives
- translating into french
- translations
- translations from latin
- translations into danish
- translations into english
- translations into french
- translations into german
- translations into italian
- translations into russian
- translations into spanish