Ovid's Heroides, letters in elegiac verse supposedly penned by famous mythological lovers, have attracted renewed scholarly attention over the past twenty or so years. Heroides 16 and 17, the letters exchanged by Paris and Helen, are the subject of this volume. It consists of an Introduction, the Latin text of Heroides 16 and 17 with apparatus criticus, and a detailed commentary followed by bibliography and indexes. Dr. Michalopoulos elucidates the content, structure and background of Heroides 16 and 17 and brings new light to bear on the interpretation of the poems, supplementing Palmer's...
Ovid's Heroides, letters in elegiac verse supposedly penned by famous mythological lovers, have attracted renewed scholarly attention over the past tw...
A collection of c.200 etymologies and etymological complexes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The list includes brief contextual information, evidence from ancient grammarians, discussion of the artistic function of the wordplay and examples of its use in the works of Ovid and other Latin poets. In the introduction, Michalopoulos outlines the conceptual framework and describes etymological techniques, particularly those typical of Ovid.
A collection of c.200 etymologies and etymological complexes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The list includes brief contextual information, evidence from an...
