1st Edition

Popular Myths from Ovid’s Metamorphoses A Contemporary Study

By Susan Lee Pasquarelli Copyright 2027
170 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

170 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Why have 3,000-year-old Ovidian myths continued to captivate readers, writers, artists, playwrights, and bibliophiles across millennia? This innovative guide invites undergraduate students to explore that enduring question as they journey through Metamorphoses by Ovid. Grounded in Socratic pedagogy, this accessible book introduces the principal issues, ideas, and methods involved in studying... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction to This Handbook                                                                                   

Chapter 1- A Journey Through the Mythological Stories of the Poet Ovid

Chapter 2- Introduction to Ovid’s Fantastical Beasts

Chapter 3- Literary Investigation of Mythological Stories

Chapter 4- Observation, Analysis, and Reflective Journal-Keeping

Chapter 5- Investigation of Mythological Artwork

Chapter 6- The Instatales Project

Chapter 7- The Alchemy of Power: Pillage, Potions, and Pigs

Chapter 8- Ovid Beyond Ovid: The Enduring Legacy

Chapter 9- Myth as a Mirror to Identity Project

Chapter 10- In the End, Does Ovid Transform Us?

Further Reading

Index

Biography

Susan Lee Pasquarelli is Professor of Literacy and English Education at Roger Williams University, USA, where she teaches courses that explore the timeless connections between mythology, literature, and the human experience.