Description
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, 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 also contains an introduction covering Ovid's life and works, the Augustan background, the originality of the Heroides, dating, authenticity and reception. A useful glossary of characters mentioned in the Heroides concludes the book. This is a vital new resource for anyone studying the poetry of Ovid, Classical mythology or women in the ancient world.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Heroides 1: Penelope to Ulysses
Heroides 2: Phyllis to Demophoon
Heroides 3: Briseis to Achilles
Heroides 4: Phaedra to Hippolytus
Heroides 5: Oenone to Paris
Heroides 6: Hypsipyle to Jason
Heroides 7: Dido to Aeneas
Heroides 8: Hermione to Orestes
Heroides 9: Deianira to Hercules
Heroides 10: Ariadne to Theseus
Heroides 11: Canace to Macareus
Heroides 12: Medea to Jason
Heroides 13: Laodamia to Protesilaus
Heroides 14: Hypermestra to Lynceus
Heroides 15: Sappho to Phaon
Heroides 16: Paris to Helen
Heroides 17: Helen to Paris
Heroides 18: Leander to Hero
Heroides 19: Hero to Leander
Heroides 20: Acontius to Cydippe
Heroides 21: Cydippe to Acontius
Glossary of Characters
Select Bibliography
Index
