Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What is Ovid’s Metamorphoses?
  • 2 How did the world begin?
    • 2.1 A world of stories
    • 2.2 Ovid and his world
  • 3 Who was Ovid?
  • 4 What makes a human human?
    • 4.1 The shapes humans can take
    • 4.2 Defining the human
  • 5 And then came … monsters
  • 6 Actaeon’s transformation
  • 7 Classical reception
  • 8 Should we eat animals?
  • Conclusion
  • Taking it further
  • Pronunciation guide
  • Tell us what you think
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Glossary

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