OVID AND THE METAMORPHOSIS

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Prerequisite: LITT 2114 and LITT 2123. Not open to freshmen. Pre-1700 Course. (Cross-listed LANG 3202.) Reading the Roman poet Ovid's epic poem on classical mythology, The Metamorphosis, the standard text on the subject for subsequent generations, and the novel of his later countryman, Apuleius, The Metamorphosis (or The Golden Ass), plus later poems and stories with similar themes or characters. We will also trace the influence of Ovid on the painters of subsequent centuries. Students will report on literature of corporal and non-corporal change that they have found and enjoyed. Faculty: K. PANAGAKOS