{"product_id":"the-moralized-ovid-by-pierre-bersuire-9780674290846","title":"The Moralized Ovid","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn influential medieval allegorical interpretation of the \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e that uncovers the hidden moral truths of Ovid's stories, translated into English for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in about 1340 in Avignon by the Benedictine preacher Pierre Bersuire, \u003cem\u003eThe Moralized Ovid\u003c\/em\u003e—commonly referred to by its Latin title, \u003cem\u003eOvidius moralizatus\u003c\/em\u003e, to distinguish it from the anonymous French vernacular \u003cem\u003eOvide moralisé\u003c\/em\u003e—was arguably the most influential interpretation of Ovid's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e in the High Middle Ages. It circulated widely in manuscript form and was frequently printed during the Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally intended as a sourcebook of exempla for preachers' sermons, \u003cem\u003eThe Moralized Ovid\u003c\/em\u003e provides not only a window into the reception of classical literature in the fourteenth century but also amazingly vivid details of daily life in the Middle Ages across all strata of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe work begins with a detailed description of the Greco-Roman gods, inspired in part by Bersuire's friend and fellow proponent of classical poetry, Francesco Petrarch. It then retells selected major myths from Ovid's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e, each followed by numerous allegorical interpretations that draw from biblical stories, contemporary events, and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents the first full English translation alongside an authoritative Latin text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471815491820,"sku":"9780674290846","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6da6456c8b77b39050ce5f966162d6f0.jpg?v=1775694726","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-moralized-ovid-by-pierre-bersuire-9780674290846","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}