Metamorphoses (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

Metamorphoses (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

Ovidâ€™s deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition
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Ovidâ€™s sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformationâ€”often as a result of love or lustâ€”where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Erudite but lighthearted, dramatic yet playful, the Metamorphoses has influenced writers and artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare and Titian to Picasso and Ted Hughes.
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This edition includes David Raeburnâ€™s modern verse translation, an introduction by Denis Feeney, and other features to help readers fully appreciate Ovidâ€™s epic.

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Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780141394619
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141394619

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780141394619
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780141394619

Metamorphoses (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

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