Ovid, Heroides: A Selection
€22.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781350060265 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 104 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.146 |
| Publishing Date | 22/04/2021 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €21.60 |
| Tax | €1.30 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €22.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Ovid''s Heroides, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for Heroides I lines 1–68, and Heroides VII lines 1–140, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed text to be read in English.
Ovid’s Heroides is a unique collection of poetry, in which famous mythological heroines write letters to the men who have abandoned them. They offer a new perspective on the otherwise male-centred mythological tradition. Heroides I (from Penelope) and VII (from Dido) respond to the most famous Classical epics, Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid, by presenting a new, less positive, angle on the two famous epic heroes. Through his heroines'' unique voices, Ovid plays with literary tradition, inviting us all to take a side: epic heroism or loyalty in love?
Resources are available on the Companion Website.