Selections from Ovid vs Venus and Adonis: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Latin Fables, Metamorphosis, Classical Mythology, Mythology, Poetry

Cover of Selections from Ovid

Selections from Ovid Ovid · 1875 201 pages · ≈ 3 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Venus and Adonis

Venus and Adonis William Shakespeare · 1593 ★★★★☆ 3.7 43 pages · ≈ 48 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Venus and Adonis is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Selections from Ovid.

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