Moralized Ovid

Written in about 1340 by the Benedictine preacher Pierre Bersuire, The Moralized Ovid was a highly influential interpretation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the High Middle Ages. It contains descriptions of the gods followed by allegorical interpretations of major myths. This edition presents a new English translation and an authoritative Latin text.

Scrisa in jurul anului 1340 de predicatorul benedictin Pierre Bersuire, Ovidiu moralizat a fost o interpretare foarte influenta a Metamorfozelor lui Ovidiu in Evul Mediu inalt. Contine descrieri ale zeilor, urmate de interpretari alegorice ale miturilor majore.