A live reading from Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Monday, 13th December 2021 : a FREE event
read by
Ben Cartlidge, Matthew Hargreaves, Andy Keen, Emma Kirkby, Katie Marshall, Llewelyn Morgan and George Sharpley
Baucis and Philemon – Rembrandt
Cristina Anason-Lewis reads three of Catullus’ Lesbia poems – with a nod to his inspiration, Sappho.
Juno visits the underworld
Ovid Metamorphoses 4
Matthew Hargreaves reads Ovid’s description of the unwelcoming world below.
Orpheus and Eurydice
Ovid Metamorphoses 10
read by Llewelyn Morgan
More readings here
Latin in performance
George Sharpley on the spoken word in the ancient world.
The Song of Arms and a Man
This dramatic presentation of Virgil’s Aeneid made it to Gloucester, Bristol, Oxford, Godalming and Cambridge before coming to an abrupt halt, like everything else. The Song of Arms and a Man will return before long.
Coming to Roman Bath …
on Saturday 19th February 2022
“Tales from the Metamorphoses“
Spend a day at this beautiful historic site hearing myths that have long inspired writers and artists
Pyramus & Thisbe – Andreas Nesselthaler
Online supports
The Complete Latin Course
Answers, texts, translations
Get Started in Latin
Translation of the story, answers to exercises, the story continues …
An introduction to Latin pronunciation and grammar
Comprehensive Latin grammar supports
Tables of nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc, with notes, and a glossary of English grammar