Classical Studies 316 - Ovid: Metamorphoses

A study of Ovid's ambitious epic celebrating change and transformative forces, with attention to the challenges it poses to traditional Roman values and to conventional Roman notions of the work appropriate to a poet. In particular, consideration will be given to the way Ovid's poem subversively responds to Vergil's work.

Prereq: Two courses in Latin at the 200-level or any 300-level Latin course.