Listening to this audio version was little challenging since it's in both English and Latin it was hard to keep up with what Ovid was saying. What I did get though, I found very interesting. The previous texts we have discussed in class (Gilgamesh and Bhagvad Gita) are both ancient and have to do with deities at some point or another but rarely, if ever refer to creation. It surprised me that they actually say that "He first molded the earth into the form of a mighty ball" because its the first time that I see someone describe the Earth as round other than Christopher Columbus. I saw the play at school last semester so I have an idea of what Metamorphoses is about so I guess that helped me have a better image of what was going on. So far, I liked the descriptions and I think that as the story develops, it is just going to get more compelling.
I liked the effect that music gives to it because it makes it mysterious and intriguing but I also think it's a little corny.
It took me some minutes to realize that Ovid was not the guy speaking but the author of Metamorphoses. Oops.
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