Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of the most influential works of
Western literature, inspiring artists and writers from Titian to
Shakespeare to Salman Rushdie. These are some of the most famous
Roman myths as you've never read them before—sensuous,
dangerously witty, audacious—from the fall of Troy to birth of
the minotaur, and many others that only appear in the
Metamorphoses. Connected together by the immutable laws of change
and metamorphosis, the myths tell the story of the world from its
creation up to the transformation of Julius Caesar from man into
god. In the ten-beat, unrhymed lines of this now-legendary and
widely praised translation, Rolfe Humphries captures the spirit of
Ovid's swift and conversational language, bringing the wit and
sophistication of the Roman poet to modern readers. This special
annotated edition includes new, comprehensive commentary and notes
by Joseph D. Reed, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature
at Brown University.
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2018 |
Authors: |
Ovid
|
Translators: |
Rolfe Humphries
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
520 |
Edition: |
New Annotated Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-03359-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-253-03359-4 |
Barcode: |
9780253033598 |
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