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Episode 61: Changes of Shape (Ovid's Metamorphoses, Books 1-5)

Literature and History

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Elegiac Forms and Ovid's Creation Narrative

This chapter explores the structure and nuances of elegiac couplets in Ovid's work, particularly analyzing their transition to dactylic hexameter. It also examines the creation of the world as depicted in 'Metamorphoses', contrasting the harmonious Golden Age with the turmoil of subsequent eras and the Titanomachy.

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