A student's commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 10 / Shawn O'Bryhim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Bryhim, Shawn, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses--Liber 10.

Ovid.

Mythology, Classical, in literature.

Metamorphosis in literature.

Metamorphoses (Ovid).

Physical Description:

x, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021.

Language Note:

Text in Latin, commentary in English.

Summary:

In A Student's Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 10, Shawn O'Bryhim offers an insightful and concise examination of the literary, grammatical, and textual matters integral to Book 10 of Ovid's Metamorphoses. --

Expanding the scope of more traditional textbooks on Book 10, the author explores the archaeological. religious, and cultural elements of the work as it relates to Greece, Rome, and the Near East. --

Readers will benefit from the inclusion of: --

A multidisciplinary approach that examines the religious, archaeological, and cultural background of Ovid's myths: --

An examination of the Near Eastern background of the Amathusian myths. which will encourage a deeper understanding of the subject matter: --

An exploration of the grammatical and literary components that characterize Book 10. --Book Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

i. Ovid's biography

ii. Ovid's works

iii. Metamorphoses

iv. Summary of Book 10

v. Scansion

vi. Suggestions for further reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-143) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Contains:

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses. Liber 10

O'Bryhim, Shawn, 1960- Student's commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 10.

Other Format:

Online version: Student's commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 10.

ISBN:

9781119770503

1119770505

OCLC:

1226909914