WGSS 380A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Elpis, Remedia Amoris, Ars Amatoria
13 Sep 2017
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Week one readings: ovid"s metamorphoses book one & the story of pygmalion, sections from. Hesiod"s works & days and theogony regarding pandora and her jar. This (cid:449)eek (cid:449)e"(cid:396)e looki(cid:374)g at (cid:272)(cid:396)eatio(cid:374) (cid:373)yths: that is the creation of the world, of mankind, and of woman. It is key to remember that these are being written and portrayed as stories, not scriptures reflecting the beliefs and mores of ancient religion. mythos = story, plot, or legend. The metamorphoses was completed in 8 a. d. , when ovid was about 51. This compilation of myths is often considered his masterpiece. Ponto (letters from pontus); and the ibis, a curse directed against an unidentified and probably fictitious enemy. ] In the metamorphoses ovid narrates approximately 250 stories drawn from greek mythology -- and also from roman legend -- beginning with the creation of the world and coming down to the founding of.
