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Metamorphoses

byOvid, David Raeburn (Translator), Denis Feeney (Introducer)
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.

A good translation in clear, dignified, poetic English

Prof Elaine Fantham, Princeton

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  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • ISBN: 9780140447897
  • Length: 768 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 34mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 528g
  • Price: £9.99