Description
| Product ID: | 9780521613323 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers |
| Title: | Reading Ovid |
| Subtitle: | Stories from the Metamorphoses |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Jones |
| Page Count: | 278 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval |
| Description: | Presents a selection from Ovid's Metamorphoses, his witty, amusing and richly influential collection of Greek and Roman myths. The book is designed for post-beginners; the Latin text is supported by full vocabulary and grammar notes; and accompanying essays and study sections invite users to appreciate the brilliance of Ovid's story-telling. Presents a selection of stories from Ovid''s Metamorphoses, the most famous and influential collection of Greek and Roman myths in the world. It includes well-known stories like those of Daedalus and Icarus, Pygmalion, Narcissus and King Midas. The book is designed for those who have completed an introductory course in Latin and aims to help such users to enjoy the story-telling, character-drawing and language of one of the world''s most delightful and influential poets. The text is accompanied by full vocabulary and grammar notes, with assistance based on two widely used beginners'' courses, Reading Latin and Wheelock''s Latin. Essays at the end of each passage point up important detail and show how the logic of each story unfolds, while study sections offer questions for discussion and ways of thinking further about the passage. No other intermediate text is so carefully designed to make reading Ovid a pleasure. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-03-08 |
