Ovid and Hesiod: the Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women

Explores the previously neglected influence on Ovid's Metamorphoses of Hesiod, the most important archaic Greek poet after Homer.
This work argues that a profound engagement with Hesiod is central to Ovid's poetic world. The influence on Ovid of Hesiod, the most important archaic Greek poet after Homer, has been underestimated. Yet, as this book shows, a profound engagement with Hesiod's themes is central to Ovid's poetic world.