Metamorphoses. Book VIII

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OUP Oxford, Sep 8, 1983 - Literary Criticism - 168 pages
A scholarly edition of a work by Ovid. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

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About the author (1983)

Publius Ovidius Naso, a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations. Ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, Ovid was generally considered the greatest master of the elegiac couplet.

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TitleMetamorphoses. Book VIII
AuthorOvid,
EditorA. S. Hollis
ContributorA. S. Hollis
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherOUP Oxford, 1983
ISBN0198144601, 9780198144601
Length168 pages
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Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
Literary Criticism / Poetry
Poetry / General
  
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