{"product_id":"metamorphoses-iii-an-extract-511733-9781472508508","title":"Metamorphoses III An Extract 511733","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublius Ovidius Naso\u003c\/b\u003e (43 BC-AD 17) was a Roman poet, born at Sulmo (Sulmona) in central Italy. Born into a wealthy Roman family and seemingly destined for a career in politics, he held some minor official posts before leaving public service to write, becoming one of the most distinguished poet of his time. His works include \u003ci\u003eAmores\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short love poems; \u003ci\u003eHeroides\u003c\/i\u003e, verse-letters written by mythological heroines to their lovers; \u003ci\u003eArs Amatoria\u003c\/i\u003e, a satirical handbook on love; and \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, his epic work on change.\u003cb\u003eJohn Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of Classics, Shrewsbury School.  His works include \u003ci\u003eLucretius\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, Ancients in Action series), \u003ci\u003eReading Catullus\u003c\/i\u003e, and large-scale editions of the poetry of Catullus and Lucretius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ean extremely useful and stimulating tool for future high school students and indeed for anyone in need of a guide when approaching this thrilling section of the Metamorphoses in the original ... Godwin has successfully accomplished the very difficult task of introducing students and new readers to a text which, in all its self-reflexivity, is always much more complex than it appears at first glance. -- Elena Giusti, King’s College Cambridge, UK * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction:  - Why read this text? - Ovid and his Times - Epic Poetry and the Metamorphoses - Book 3- Bacchus - Pentheus - Acoetes  - The Metre of the Poem - Further Reading Text Commentary Vocabulary","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408747241815,"sku":"9781472508508","price":22.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472508508.jpg?v=1730504053","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/metamorphoses-iii-an-extract-511733-9781472508508","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}