Changing Bodies in Ovid's Metamorphoses

In our course, we will examine Ovid's account of metamorphosis, by focusing specifically on the concept of the human body and its multiplicity of implications: from gender to philosophical theories, ancient medical accounts of the body, including the senses, and specific functions of its limbs. By exploring a representative selection of episodes from Ovid's Metamorphoses (in translation), we will study the concepts, functions, and criticism of the human body and its transformation in the Greco-Roman world.   Credit level: 10 Year taken: Year 3 Undergraduate SCQF credits: 20

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