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Ovid with an English translation: Heroides and Amores Ovid · 1637 · ★ 2.0 · 523p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Index of proper names appended Shares: Translations from Latin, Latin literature, Classical Mythology, History and criticism

The golden asse of Lucius Apuleius Ovid · 1469 · ★ 3.9 · 59p · ≈ 1h · Demanding "These rhetorical texts by Apuleius, second-century Latin writer and author of the famous novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass, have not been translated in English since 1909. They are some of the very few Latin speeches surviving from their period, and constitute important evidence for Latin and Roman North African social and intellectual culture in the second century A.D. They are the work of a… Shares: Latin fiction, Latin literature, History and criticism

Amor and Psyche Erich Neumann · 1956 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate ''Psyche and Amor'', also known as ''Psyche Receiving Cupid's First Kiss'' (1798), by [[François Gérard: a symbolic butterfly hovers over Psyche in a moment of innocence poised before sexual awakening.Dorothy Johnson, David to Delacroix: The Rise of Romantic Mythology Shares: Latin fiction, History and criticism, Mythology

Satyrs upon the Jesuits John Oldham · 1681 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Demanding Shares: Translations from Latin, Latin literature, Humor

Literatursprache und Publikum in der lateinischen Spätantike und im Mittelalter Erich Auerbach · 1958 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares: Medieval and modern Latin literature, Latin literature, History and criticism

Tragedies Seneca the Younger · 1493 · ★ 4.0 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Demanding "Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists. Here is the first of a new two-volume edition of Seneca's tragedies.". "Seneca's plots are based on… Shares: Translations from Latin, Latin literature, Classical Mythology, Mythology

Metamorphoses Ovid · 1479 · ★ 4.1 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Demanding The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and… Shares: Latin literature, Metamorphosis, Classical Mythology, Mythology

A story of the golden age James Baldwin · 1887 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Challenging You have heard of Homer, and of the two wonderful poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which bear his name. No one knows whether these poems were composed by Homer, or whether they are the work of many different poets. And, in fact, it matters very little about their authorship. Everybody agrees that they are the grandest poems ever sung or written or read in this world; and yet, how few persons,… Shares: Classical Mythology, Mythology

Odes Horace · 1635 · ★ 4.0 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Demanding This groundbreaking new translation of Horace's most widely read collection of poetry is rendered in modern, metrical English verse rather than the more common free verse found in many other translations. Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz adapts the Roman poet's rich and metrically varied poetry to English formal verse, reproducing the works in a way that maintains fidelity to the tone, timbre, and style of… Shares: Translations from Latin, Latin literature

Satirae Horace · 1763 · ★ 5.0 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus's regime, his Satires provide trenchant social commentary on men's perennial enslavement to money, power, fame, and sex. Not as frequently translated as his Odes, in… Shares: Translations from Latin, Latin literature

Metamorfosi Ovid · 1474 · ★ 4.1 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Demanding 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 themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many… Shares: Metamorphosis, Classical Mythology, Mythology

Venus and Adonis William Shakespeare · 1593 · 43p · ≈ 1h · Demanding Adonis is a youth of unsurpassed beauty. A hunter. The goddess Venus, sees him and falls madly in love with him. Venus's love becomes boundless and without limit and Adonis rejects her even though she is a beautiful goddess and the goddess of love. And thereby hangs a tale. The story is told through the lamentations of Venus for Adonis's rejection of her love. Shares: Metamorphosis, Classical Mythology, Mythology

Wonder Book Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1852 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Challenging O jovem Eustáquio conta histórias da Grécia antiga para a turma de crianças na casa de campo de Tanglewood, e os entretém com as viagens do herói Hércules, o domador de Pégaso e o combate contra a terrível Quimera, o encontro de Perseu com a icônica Medusa, entre outras aventuras. Baseando-se na mitologia grega, o autor Nathaniel Hawthorne reescreveu engenhosamente as histórias de personagens e… Shares: Classical Mythology, Mythology

Arthurian tradition & Chrétien de Troyes Roger Sherman Loomis · 1949 · 503p · ≈ 16h · Challenging King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does… Shares: French literature, History and criticism, Mythology

Pantheum mythicum François Pomey · 1694 · ★ 5.0 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Demanding Shares: Classical Mythology, Mythology

Das NEINhorn Marc-Uwe Kling · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Im Herzwald kommt ein kleines, schnickeldischnuckeliges Einhorn zur Welt. Aber obwohl alle ganz lilalieb zu ihm sind und es ständig mit gezuckertem Glücksklee füttern, benimmt sich das Tierchen ganz und gar nicht einhornmäßig. Es sagt einfach immer Nein, sodass seine Familie es bald nur noch NEINhorn nennt. Eines Tages bricht das NEINhorn aus seiner Zuckerwattewelt aus. Es trifft einen… Shares: Humor

The myths of Greece & Rome H. A. Guerber · 1893 · 406p · ≈ 13h · Challenging This book is a detailed treatise on Greek and Roman mythology, dealing comprehensively with the Gods, demi-Gods and heroes of Greco-Roman legend. Highly Detailed and illustrated, this book constitutes a veritable encyclopaedia of Greek and Roman mythology, including descriptions of notable characters: Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Vulcan, Neptune, Pluto, Bacchus,… Shares: Classical Mythology, Mythology

Tristia; Ex Ponto Ovid · 1892 · 510p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual… Shares: Metamorphosis, Classical Mythology, Mythology

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