Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lordship and tradition in barbarian Europe Lordship and tradition in barbarian Europe Hermann Moisl "In this work, the author aims to acquaint the novice with not only the techniques but also the values of the hunter. The work covers the famous hunters of legend, the moral value of hunting, and the… OL14850741W
Satirae Satirae Horace The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with … OL15249113W
A companion to Ovid A companion to Ovid Peter E. Knox This companion to Ovid features more than 30 newly commissioned essays dealing with such topics as production, genre, and style. It presents interpretive essays on key poems and collections of poems,… OL16929091W
Patterns of redemption in Virgil's Georgics Patterns of redemption in Virgil's Georgics Llewelyn Morgan x, 255 p. ; 23 cm OL1978049W
Mythical and Legendary Narrative in Ovid's Fasti (Mnemosyne Mythical and Legendary Narrative in Ovid's Fasti (Mnemosyne Paul Murgatroyd This book analyses the mythical and legendary narratives in Ovid's Fasti as narrative and concentrates on the neglected literary aspects of these stories. It combines traditional tools of literary cr… OL5737681W
Virgil on the Nature of Things Virgil on the Nature of Things Monica R. Gale The Georgics has for many years been a source of fierce controversy among scholars of Latin literature. Is the work optimistic or pessimistic, pro- or anti-Augustan? Should we read it as a eulogy or … OL8306345W
Metamorphoses Metamorphoses Ovid Bringing together a series of ingeniously linked myths and legends, Ovid's deliciously witty and poignant Metamorphoses describes a magical world in which men and women are transformed - often by lov… OL97777W