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4.01 AVERAGE
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Back in my freshman year of college, I read bits of this collection for my Ancient Lit class and immediately fell in love with Ovid's poetry. Reading this collection all the way through for the first time was such a beautiful time. Had so much fun picking out the themes and how Ovid uses his own experiences but disguised as myth.
not to give any spoilers or nothin', but everyone turns into a bird or rock. seriously.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
like the Bible but more beautiful and poetic
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dit boek is veel leuker wanneer je het zelf niet moet vertalen 8u05 op een maandag in een vooruur Latijn
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence
BY FAR the best translation of the Metamorphoses, and that's coming from someone who's fairly obsessed with Ovid. Exceedingly excellent.
I liked the first two thirds a lot but the last third starts getting into the Iliad and the Odyssey and it was a little boring to me.
Also reading original myths is like reading the source material for your favorite fairy tales. It will most definitely ruin them and rob you of your innocence. I don’t know if I would have been mentally well in Ancient Rome.
Also, I worked on a production of Mary Zimmerman’s stage adaptation of Metamorphoses in high school, so re-reading those stories that also appeared in the play was really nostalgic and brought back a lot of happy memories for me.
Also reading original myths is like reading the source material for your favorite fairy tales. It will most definitely ruin them and rob you of your innocence. I don’t know if I would have been mentally well in Ancient Rome.
Also, I worked on a production of Mary Zimmerman’s stage adaptation of Metamorphoses in high school, so re-reading those stories that also appeared in the play was really nostalgic and brought back a lot of happy memories for me.