As we wrap up the Ovid class, here are some recommendations and links for exploring areas we have looked at in this class, whether as a central part of our discussions or as tangents that can lead you off to whole other worlds.

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You could spend a lifetime reading the secondary material about Ovid's Metmorphoses and then another few lifetimes exploring all the artistic and literary products that have a link to the poem. Here are some starting points.

In the never-ending lineage of think pieces on “humanities, state of” the New York Times offers one this week: (pro tip: open it in an incognito or private tab in your browser if you don't want the endless nytimes sign-in nonsense)

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Overview and Schedule

Dr. Allen J. Romano aromano@fsu.edu Associate Teaching Professor, Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities

Description

Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of the most popular, enduring, and entertaining works of classical antiquity, among the most imitated poems in the Middle Ages, and a primary source for classical myth today. Chances are that if you've heard a “Greek” myth, you actually know the version by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BC – 17/18 CE). In this course we'll explore Ovid's poetic myth-making, what the poem reveals about the Roman take on Greek myths, and Ovid's special place in the pantheon of Latin poets.