Ovids Weltgedicht der >Metamorphosen<

As a "world poem," Ovid’s Metamorphoses. do not deal with the deeds of a single hero, but with the entirety of world history, from Chaos to the Augustan period. Its cast of characters is accordingly impressive, and are the complexity of the relationship networks and the dynamics of the characters’ development in relationship to each other. This volume looks at intertextuality and intermateriality, extending this diversity past the world portrayed.