Ovid, Heroides: A Selection

Christina Tsaknaki

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781350060265
• eBook ISBN: 9781350060272
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Roman Ancient History
• Index: History

This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 4) prescription of Ovid's Heroides, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for Heroides I lines 1–68, and Heroides VII lines 1–140, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed text to be read in English. Ovid's Heroides is a unique collection of poetry, in which famous mythological heroines write letters to the men who have abandoned them. They offer a new perspective on the otherwise male-centred mythological tradition. Heroides I (from Penelope) and VII (from Dido) respond to the most famous Classical epics, Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid, by presenting a new, less positive, angle on the two famous epic heroes. Through his heroines' unique voices, Ovid plays with literary tradition, inviting us all to take a side: epic heroism or loyalty in love? Resources are available on the Companion Website.

Vocabulary

While there is no Defined Vocabulary List for A level, words in the OCR Defined Vocabulary List for AS are marked with * so that students can quickly see the vocabulary with which they should be particularly familiar.

-que	and
*a, ab (+ abl.)	by, from
abeo, abire, abi(v)i, abire	to depart, to go away
abicio, abicere, abieci, abiectus	to cast down
*absum, abesse, a(b)fui	to be away
accedo, accedere, accessi, accessus	to add
Achivi -orum m. pl.	the Achaeans, the Greeks
*ad (+ acc.)	to, towards, at
*addo, addere, addidi, additus	to add, to bring to
adeo, adire, adivi(ii), aditus	to go, approach
adiuvo, adiuvare, adiuvi, adiutus	to help
admissum -i n.	crime, fault
admitto, admittere, admisi, admissum	to give rein to
adplico, adplicare, adplicavi/adplicui, adplicatus	to bring to land
adspicio, adspicere, adspexi, adspectus	to look at, to observe
adulter -i m.	ad...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Series
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Text
• Commentary Notes
• Vocabulary
• Copyright