Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor

Overview

Michael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one of the world's greatest storytellers who died 2,000 years ago. When an Elizabethan literary critic said that the witty soul of Ovid lived on in 'honey tongued Shakespeare', they were just stating the obvious. Ovid, everyone knew, was simply the most clever, sexy and funny poet in the western tradition. His Metamorphoses, it has often been said, is the most influential secular book in European literature.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 16, 2017

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Maya Vision International

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

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