Episode 62: A Curious Passion (Ovid's Metamorphoses, Books 6-10)
Ovid's Metamorphoses, Books 6-10. In the middle portion of Ovid's great poem, psychological transformations become as gripping as physical ones. Episode 62 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-...
27 Jan 20192h 6min
Episode 61: Changes of Shape (Ovid's Metamorphoses, Books 1-5)
This book influenced thousands of years of later literature, and remains one of our best source texts on classical mythology. Episode 61 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-061/ Episode 61 T...
14 Jan 20192h 14min
Episode 60: How to Make Love to a Roman (Ovid's Art of Love and Cure for Love)
Ovid's Art of Love is ancient Rome's manual of seduction – a record of the steamier side of the Augustan Age. Episode 60 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-060/ Episode 60 Transcription: h...
10 Des 20181h 49min
Episode 59: Early Ovid (Amores, Heroides)
The love poetry of Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE) was standard Latin curriculum for hundreds of years, but it was also the product of a very specific historical moment. Episode 59 Quiz https://literatureandhist...
13 Nov 20181h 30min
Episode 58: She Caught Me with Her Eyes (Propertius' Poetry)
Propertius (c. 50-1 BCE) took the Latin elegiac form to new heights of complexity and passion, even weaving subtle satire throughout his work. Episode 58 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-05...
10 Okt 20181h 43min
Episode 57: The World Grows Dim and Black (Virgil's Aeneid, Books 10-12)
Virgil's Aeneid, Books 10-12. The end of Rome's great epic is about something Romans of Virgil's generation knew very well indeed. War. Episode 57 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-057/ Ep...
1 Sep 20181h 58min
Episode 56: I Shall Release Hell (Virgil's Aeneid, Books 7-9)
Virgil's Aeneid, Books 7-9. Aeneas' arrival in Italy begins auspiciously enough, but soon things take a turn for the worse. Episode 56 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-056/ Episode 56 Tra...
13 Aug 20181h 58min
Episode 55: Among the Shades (Virgil's Aeneid, Books 4-6)
Virgil's Aeneid, Books 4-6. The story of Dido and Aeneas, and his subsequent journey to the underworld, is the heart of Rome's most famous poem. Episode 55 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-...
6 Jul 20182h 23min
