Heroides vs Metamorfosi: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Love-letters, Latin Epistolary poetry, Classical Mythology, Women, Mythology, Poetry
Heroides
The "autres ouvrages" of Bachet are, "Virginis Deiparæ ad Christvm filium. Epistola. Nec non, & alia quædam poëmatia", and "Rime toscane"
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Metamorfosi
Ovid’s sensuous and witty poem. In Metamophoses, Ovid brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation—often as a result of love or lust—where men and women find…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Heroides is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Metamorfosi.
- Metamorfosi has the widest readership — 80700 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Heroides | Metamorfosi | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (3927) | 4.1 (80700) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (7) | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Heroides | Metamorfosi | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3927 | 80700 |
| Editions | 86 | 747 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7136 | 151870 |
| Reading it now | 217 | 7295 |
| Written reviews | 267 | 3503 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1537 | 300 |
| Pages | 304 | 479 |