![]() ![]() The Hellenistic debate that Ovid was responding to was initiated by two literary factions. This Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) funded project has produced an Honors Thesis that discusses the Metamorphoses as Ovid’s poetic response to a debate that had existed since the Hellenistic Era and as an acclamation of his own skill as a poet. Scholars have long debated the intent and purpose of these changes. They have instead been changed to fit some purpose unexplained by the author. The text of the Metamorphoses is also intriguing to scholars because many of the myths it contains do not follow the traditional accounts given in other ancient sources. ![]() Although Ovid declares it to be an epic, it nevertheless displays several striking differences in style and composition from traditional epics such as Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad. It holds a unique place in Classical literature, which has caused it to remain an object of focused interest in the academic community. Written around 8 A.D., the Metamorphoses by Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) is considered a classic of both Roman and World culture. Cecilia Peek, Classics and Comparative Literature ![]()
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