Heroides

The <strong>Heroides</strong> consists of a series of linked dramatic monologues in verse in the form of letters addressed by noble ladies of the mythological p... » 

The Heroides consists of a series of linked dramatic monologues in verse in the form of letters addressed by noble ladies of the mythological past, including Helen, Dido and Sappho, to absent husbands or lovers. The work is a witty reworking of the accepted mythological canon. «