| Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses Contributor(s): Hughes, Ted (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374525870 ISBN-13: 9780374525873 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, "Tales from Ovid "was immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The" Metamorphoses of Ovid" stands with the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Milton as a classic of world poetry; Hughes translated twenty-four of its stories with great power and directness. The result is the liveliest twentieth-century version of the classic, at once a delight for the Latinist and an appealing introduction to Ovid for the general reader. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 873.01 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, Tales from Ovid was immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The Metamorphoses of Ovid stands with the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Milton as a classic of world poetry; Hughes translated twenty-four of its stories with great power and directness. The result is the liveliest twentieth-century version of the classic, at once a delight for the Latinist and an appealing introduction to Ovid for the general reader. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hughes, Ted: - TED HUGHES (1930-1998) published numerous volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction in 1985 and was appointed Poet Laureate of England in 1984. |