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Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers Ser.: Reading Ovid : Stories from the Metamorphoses by Peter Jones (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Reading Ovid : Stories from the Metamorphoses, Paperback by Jones, Peter, ISBN 0521613329, ISBN-13 9780521613323, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Presents a selection from Metamorphoses, designed for those who have completed an introductory Latin course.

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521613329

ISBN-139780521613323

eBay Product ID (ePID)63753403

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Number of Pages278 Pages

Publication NameReading Ovid : Stories from the Metamorphoses

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin), Ancient & Classical, Subjects & Themes / General

Publication Year2007

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study

AuthorPeter Jones

SeriesCambridge Intermediate Latin Readers Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2007-296791

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal871.01

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Glossary of technical literary terms; Notes for the reader; Translating Ovid; Metre; Suggestions for further reading; 1. Deucalion and Pyrrha, Metamorphoses 1.348-415; 2. Cupid, Apollo and Daphne, Metamorphoses 1.452-567; 3. Io (and Syrinx), Metamorphoses 1.583-746; 4. Phaethon, Metamorphoses 2.150-216, 227-238, 260-71, 301-39; 5. Diana and Actaeon, Metamorphoses 3.138-252; 6. Juno and Semele, Metamorphoses 3.253-315; 7. Tiresias, Metamorphoses 3.316-38; 8. Echo and Narcissus, Metamorphoses 3.339-510; 9. Pyramus and Thisbe, Metamorphoses 4.55-166; 10. Arethusa, Metamorphoses 5.572-641; 11. Minerva and Arachne, Metamorphoses 6.1-145; 12. Cephalus and Procris, Metamorphoses 7.694-756, 796-862; 13. Minos, Ariadne, Daedalus and Icarus, Metamorphoses 8.152-235; 14. Baucis and Philemon, Metamorphoses 8.626-724; 15. Byblis, Metamorphoses 9.517-665; 16. Orpheus, Metamorphoses 10.8-63, 11.1-66; 17. Pygmalion, Metamorphoses 10.243-97; 18. Venus and Adonis, Metamorphoses 10.519-739; 19. Midas, Metamorphoses 11.100-45; Total learning vocabulary.

SynopsisPresents 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.

LC Classification NumberPA6537