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Metamorphoses of Ovid by Ovid (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100156001268
ISBN-139780156001267
eBay Product ID (ePID)38948
Product Key Features
Book TitleMetamorphoses of Ovid
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicHistory & Surveys / Modern, Ancient & Classical
GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Poetry
AuthorOvid
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight23.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-008118
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsPublius Ovidius Naso, whom we know as Ovid, was already established as a writer when The Metamorphoses was published in A.D. 8, when he was 52 years old. It had taken him a decade to compose his great poem, during which time he published little, but the Roman world was still abuzz with excitement over his richly erotic Art of Love. So, unfortunately, was the court of Augustus Caesar, and the emperor banished the poet to what is now Romania. Augustus may have taken exception to the poet's turn to the impolite realm of the body--or he may have objected to a rumored affair between Ovid and the emperor's nymphomaniacal daughter Julia, who figures so prominently in Robert Graves's Claudius novels. The poet who had declared Rome to be his only home could have found no worse punishment than exile, but no amount of pleading could sway Augustus, and Ovid died on the shores of the Black Sea a decade later. Full of veiled political and historical references, The Metamorphoses lived on to become a permanent fixture in the canon of European literature. In Allen Mandelbaum's hands, it lives on for a new generation.
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal871/.01
SynopsisThrough National Book Award-winning translator Allen Mandelbaum's poetic artistry, this gloriously entertaining achievement of literature -- classical myths filtered through the worldly and far from reverent sensibility of the Roman poet Ovid -- is revealed anew.Savage and sophisticated, mischievious and majestic, witty and wicked, The Metamorphoses weaves together every major mythological story to display a dazzling array of miraculous changes, from the time chaos is transformed into order at the moment of creation, to the time when the soul of Julius Caeser is turned into a star and set in the heavens. In its earthiness, its psychological acuity, this classic work continues to speak over the centuries to our time. "Reading Mandelbaum's extraordinary translation, one imagines Ovid in his darkest moods with the heart of Baudelaire...Brilliant."--Booklist, Through National Book Award-winning translator Allen Mandelbaum's poetic artistry, this gloriously entertaining achievement of literature ??--?? classical myths filtered through the worldly and far from reverent sensibility of the Roman poet Ovid ??--?? is revealed anew., Through Mandelbaum's poetic artistry, this gloriously entertaining achievement of literature-classical myths filtered through the worldly and far from reverent sensibility of the Roman poet Ovid-is revealed anew. " An] extraordinary translation...brilliant" (Booklist). With an Introduction by the Translator.
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Had to erase quite a bit of pencil underlining in the first chapters (Book I, Book II). If this is a problem for you, buy new. Is it a good value, it's a judgment call.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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