Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation - Hardcover
by Ovid
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ovid, David Raeburn (Translator), Denis Feeney (Introduction by)Series:Penguin Clothbound ClassicsPublish date:2016-05-17Pages:768
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780141394619ISBN-10:141394617UPC:9780141394619Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, EpicSize:8.10 x 5.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.9511Product ID:SCTP6RGR9C
Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation
Ovid's deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition
Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation--often as a result of love or lust--where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the...
Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation--often as a result of love or lust--where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the...
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780141394619ISBN-10:141394617UPC:9780141394619Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, EpicSize:8.10 x 5.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.9511Product ID:SCTP6RGR9C
Ovid (43 BCE-18 CE) was born at Sulmo (modern Sulmona) in central Italy. Coming from a wealthy Roman family and seemingly destined for a career in politics, he held minor official posts before leaving public service to write, becoming the most distinguished poet of his time. His works, all published by Penguin Classics, include Amores, a collection of short love poems; Heroides, verse-letters...
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Ovid, David Raeburn (Translator), Denis Feeney (Introduction by)
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