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Introduction to Ovid's Metamorphoses

 
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Ovid: Metamorphoses: Book 3

In this course, we explore the prescribed section of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Book 3.511-733). In particular, we think about the depiction of Pentheus and the humour contained in that episode, before exploring the many ways in which this section of the Metamorphoses undermines and destablises the conventional ethos of epic.

Introduction to Ovid's Metamorphoses

In this module, we think about Ovid’s Metamorphoses in relation to Virgil’s Aeneid, focusing in particular on Ovid’s attempts to write a very different kind of epic poem.

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Morgan, L. (2018, August 15). Ovid: Metamorphoses: Book 3 - Introduction to Ovid's Metamorphoses [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/courses/ovid-metamorphoses-book-3-511-733/further-subversion-of-epic

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Morgan, L. "Ovid: Metamorphoses: Book 3 – Introduction to Ovid's Metamorphoses." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://massolit.io/courses/ovid-metamorphoses-book-3-511-733/further-subversion-of-epic

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Prof. Llewelyn Morgan

Prof. Llewelyn Morgan

University of Oxford