Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
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.
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Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
Production Companies
Maya Vision International
Director
Rebecca Dobbs
Description
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.
