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Love’s torments echo through myth in Ovid’s timeless poetic letters.
Heroides
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288 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2004
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Summary
Love and Longing: The Heroides of Ovid
In the Heroides, Ovid lends his poetic voice to the legendary figures of myth and epic, exploring the depths of love’s joys and sorrows. Through twenty-one poignant poems, experience the raw emotion of heroines and heroes as they grapple with separation, betrayal, and unwavering devotion.
- Penelope: Yearns for Ulysses’ return, her heart weighed down by his unending absence.
- Dido: Bitterly …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140423556 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140423559 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Ovid, Harold Isbell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso was born in 43 BC at Sumo in Central Italy. He was expelled from Rome by the emperor Augustus in AD 8 for some unknown offence. He published poetry throughout his life.
Harold Isbell is a renowned translator.
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