Metamorphoses
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- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2008
Summary
The theme of the Metamorphoses is change and transformation, as illustrated in Graeco-Roman myth and legend. On this ostensibly unifying thread Ovid strings together a vast and kaleidoscopic sequence of brilliant narratives, in which the often paradoxical and always arbitrary fates of his human and divine characters reflect the never-ending flux and reflux of the universe itself.
Features:
- An accessible and modern translation
- Includes comprehensive explanatory n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199537372 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199537372 |
| Author: | Ovid, A.D. Melville, E.J. Kenney |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 388g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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‘This translation will quickly establish itself as the transation for English speaking readers and students of this great Augustan epic.’ Dr A.H.F. Griffin, University of Exeter
`This translation will quickly establish itself as the transation for English speaking readers and students of this great Augustan epic.’ Dr A.H.F. Griffin, University of Exeter’a work of the highest quality which provides pleasure and information in generous measure.’ JACT Review
About The Author
Ovid
Translated by A. D. Melville and Edited with introduction and notes by E. J. Kenney.
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