The Metamorphoses: Selected Stories in Verse Contributor(s): Ovid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486427587 ISBN-13: 9780486427584 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $5.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This selection of 30 stories from Ovid's famous work, "The Metamorphoses," does full justice to the poet's elegance and wit. All of the tales involve a form of metamorphosis, or transformation, and are peopled by the gods, demigods, and mortals of classical mythology: Venus and Adonis, Pygmalion, Apollo and Daphne, Narcissus, more. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: 873.01 |
LCCN: 2002041300 |
Lexile Measure: 1180 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.24" W x 8.24" (0.23 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One of ancient Rome's most celebrated poets, Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 18) wrote during the reign of Augustus. His works reflect a sentiment of art for pleasure's sake, without the ethical or moral overtones, which perhaps accounts for his enduring popularity. For more than two thousand years, readers have delighted in Ovid's playful eloquence; his influence on other writers has ranged from Dante and Chaucer to Shakespeare and Milton, and scenes from his stories have inspired many great works by Western artists. |