Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Diversity, Idiosyncrasy, and Self- Discovery in the Metamorphoses 15
6. 2 The Liabilities of Language: Change and Instability in Ovid’s World of Words 49
7. 3 The Path of Deviance: Sexual Morality and the Incestuous Urge in the Metamorphoses 85
8. 4 Rough Justice: Victimization, Revenge, and Divine Punishment in the Metamorphoses 121
9. Epilogue 159
10. Further Reading 165
11. Index 171