{"product_id":"the-moralized-ovid-pierre-bersuire-9780674290846","title":"The Moralized Ovid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn influential medieval allegorical interpretation of the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e that uncovers the hidden moral truths of Ovid's stories, translated into English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in about 1340 in Avignon by the Benedictine preacher Pierre Bersuire, \u003ci\u003eThe Moralized Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e--commonly referred to by its Latin title, \u003ci\u003eOvidius moralizatus\u003c\/i\u003e, to distinguish it from the anonymous French vernacular \u003ci\u003eOvide moralisé\u003c\/i\u003e--was arguably the most influential interpretation of Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e in the High Middle Ages. It circulated widely in manuscript form and was frequently printed during the Renaissance. Originally intended as a sourcebook of exempla for preachers' sermons, \u003ci\u003eThe Moralized Ovid\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, each followed by numerous allegorical interpretations that draw from biblical stories, contemporary events, and the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition presents the first full English translation alongside an authoritative Latin text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Bersuire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674290844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674290846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 1.73d","brand":"Pierre Bersuire","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44227512828159,"sku":"9780674290846","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ac5d507-48f5-46cd-a230-84abe5e00f2e.jpg?v=1692809099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moralized-ovid-pierre-bersuire-9780674290846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}