- Published: 14 April 2004
- ISBN: 9780140447897
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 768
- RRP: $23.00
Metamorphoses
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
\"I think this version is terrific. The light enjambed English hexameters are a great success. The effect is properly propulsive.\" - Prof A D Nuttall, Oxford
Ovid's deliciously witty and exuberant epic starts with the creation of the world and brings together a series of ingeniously linked Greek and Roman myths and legends in which men and women are transformed, often by love - into flowers, trees, stones and stars. This new verse translation, in simple and swift English hexameters, allows Ovid's narrative to flow - pulling the reader along with it.
- Published: 14 April 2004
- ISBN: 9780140447897
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 768
- RRP: $23.00
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A good translation in clear, dignified, poetic English
Prof Elaine Fantham, Princeton
I think this version is terrific. The light enjambed English hexameters are a great success. The effect is properly propulsive
Prof A D Nuttall, Oxford