| Metamorphoses Contributor(s): Ovid (Author), Miller, Frank Justus (Translator), Kraft, Barry (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433213230 ISBN-13: 9781433213236 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $89.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Ovids sensuous and witty poem, first published in a.d. 8, brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales from Greece and Rome, ingeniously linked by the motif of transformation from one form into another. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 873 |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 5.99" W x 6.77" (0.79 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ovid's sensuous and witty poem brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which 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. Mortals become gods, animals turn to stone, and humans change into flowers, trees, or stars. First published in AD 8, Ovid's Metamorphoses remains one of the most accessible and inspirational introductions to Greek mythology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ovid: - Ovid, born Publius Ovidius Naso (43 BC-AD 17/18) was born into a wealthy Roman family and became the most distinguished poet of his time. He died in exile on the Black Sea, far from Rome and his literary life. |