This volume offers up-to-date translations of all 21 epistles of Ovid’s Heroides. Each letter is accompanied by a preface explaining the mythological background, and an essay offering critical remarks on the poem, and discussion of the heroine and her treatment elsewhere in Classical literature. Where relevant, reception in later literature, film, music and art, and feminist aspects of the myth are also covered. The book is augmented by an introduction covering Ovid's life and works, the Augustan background, originality of the Heroides, dating, authenticity, and reception. This is a vital new resource for anyone studying the poetry of Ovid, classical myth, or women in the ancient world. A useful glossary of characters mentioned in the Heroides concludes the book.
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This timely translation makes the particular pleasures of the Heroides available to the modern reader. The translations are lively and engaging; each verse letter is accompanied by detailed commentary that throws light on the situation of the individual speaker, and considers the position of that poem in the collection as a whole.
- Dr Mandy Green, Durham University, UK
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| Introduction |
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1 | (6) |
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Heroides 1 Penelope to Ulysses |
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7 | (15) |
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Heroides 2 Phyllis to Demophoon |
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22 | (10) |
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Heroides 3 Briseis to Achilles |
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32 | (11) |
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Heroides 4 Phaedra to Hippolytus |
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43 | (13) |
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Heroides 5 Oenone to Paris |
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56 | (10) |
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Heroides 6 Hypsipyle to Jason |
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66 | (10) |
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Heroides 7 Dido to Aeneas |
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76 | (13) |
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Heroides 8 Hermione to Orestes |
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89 | (10) |
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Heroides 9 Deianira to Hercules |
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99 | (12) |
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Heroides 10 Ariadne to Theseus |
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111 | (10) |
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Heroides 11 Canace to Macareus |
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121 | (11) |
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Heroides 12 Medea to Jason |
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132 | (21) |
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Heroides 13 Laodamia to Protesilaus |
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153 | (11) |
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Heroides 14 Hypermestra to Lynceus |
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164 | (9) |
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Heroides 15 Sappho to Phaon |
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173 | (13) |
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Heroides 16 Pans to Helen |
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186 | (14) |
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Heroides 17 Helen to Pans |
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200 | (12) |
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Heroides 18 Leander to Hero |
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212 | (9) |
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Heroides 19 Hero to Leander |
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221 | (9) |
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Heroides 20 Acontius to Cydippe |
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230 | (10) |
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Heroides 21 Cydippe to Acontius |
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240 | (10) |
| Glossary of characters in the Heroides |
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250 | (7) |
| Select bibliography |
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257 | (3) |
| Index |
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260 | |
Paul Murgatroyd has lectured at the University of Natal, South Africa, and McMaster University, Canada, in a career of over 40 years. He is the author of 11 books and over 90 articles in the field of Classical literature, especially Latin poetry, and is a published Latin poet in his own right.
Bridget Reeves received a PhD from McMaster University, Canada, and, currently teaches in Hamilton, Canada. Her research interests are in story-telling, both in prose and in verse, with a focus on the mythological character Europa.
Sarah Parker is a part-time instructor in the Classics department at Brock University, Canada. Her research interests are the ancient novel those by Apuleius in particular and Latin literature in general.
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