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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Its amazing that Ovid is still read so many years after it was written. Comments such as, '...if it is bitumen that blazes up... then surely when, in the long course of time, earth's stocks are exhausted, she will no longer afford a rich abundance of fuel for the flames', and, 'If there be any truth in poets' prophecies, I [Ovid] shall live to all eternity, immortalised by fame', seem prophetic.
As well as being prophetic, it's beautifully written. Each story blends into the next without jarring or even breaking the narrative. The reader is taken from the Creation to the Roman Empire without even noticing the shifting of time or place.
As well as being prophetic, it's beautifully written. Each story blends into the next without jarring or even breaking the narrative. The reader is taken from the Creation to the Roman Empire without even noticing the shifting of time or place.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Las metamorfosis, de Ovidio, concluido en el año 8 d.C ., es un poema que relata la historia del mundo, empezando por el Caos, pasando por las aventuras de los dioses, las transformaciones a las que se prestaban para conseguir distintos fines, las metamorfosis que realizaban sobre los hombres y mujeres en la tierra para castigar o para perdonar, los relatos de conocidos personajes de la mitología griega, como Hércules, Dédalo o Perseo, hasta la famosísima guerra de Troya y la vida de Julio César, todo en 15 libros.
Es considerada una joya sobre la mitología, ya que guarda en sus páginas aventuras que de no haber sido relatadas allí, se habrían perdido en el tiempo. Encontré en este libro cosas nuevas y sorprendentes, como el origen de la palabra "eco" o el nacimiento del cisne.
Y aunque Ovidio, romano, mezcla ambas mitologías, los relatos son claros y no hay nombre que nos resulte totalmente ajeno... No si antes se ha leído algo sobre mitología. Particularmente me gusta mucho la griega.
Una introducción maravillosa y muy completa al Olimpo, al Aqueronte, a los mares, las montañas, a los dioses, semidioses, los hombres, las ninfas, las musas y otras criaturas mitológicas.
Es considerada una joya sobre la mitología, ya que guarda en sus páginas aventuras que de no haber sido relatadas allí, se habrían perdido en el tiempo. Encontré en este libro cosas nuevas y sorprendentes, como el origen de la palabra "eco" o el nacimiento del cisne.
Y aunque Ovidio, romano, mezcla ambas mitologías, los relatos son claros y no hay nombre que nos resulte totalmente ajeno... No si antes se ha leído algo sobre mitología. Particularmente me gusta mucho la griega.
Una introducción maravillosa y muy completa al Olimpo, al Aqueronte, a los mares, las montañas, a los dioses, semidioses, los hombres, las ninfas, las musas y otras criaturas mitológicas.
challenging
funny
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i love it when books are riddled with political context but i do hate romans for re-adapting greek mythology names (especially ulysses)
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ovid is, as with all things, occasionally beautiful and occasionally unremarkable. I think this book is very valuable as a source for understanding how our stories get told and untold and changed and morphed (pun intended). I’d recommend reading just a few myths - Echo and Narcissus, the Death of Orpheus, and anything involving Hecuba are some of the best.
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
challenging
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia
challenging
medium-paced