Metamorphoses

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Ovid’s deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition

Ovid’s sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation—often as a result of love or lust—where 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. Erudite but lighthearted, dramatic yet playful, the Metamorphoses has influenced writers and artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare and Titian to Picasso and Ted Hughes.

This edition includes David Raeburn’s modern verse translation, an introduction by Denis Feeney, and other features to help readers fully appreciate Ovid’s epic.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Naše katalógové číslo: 366559

Počet strán: 768

Väzba: pevná väzba

Rozmer: 206×138 mm

Hmotnosť: 902 g

ISBN: 9780141394619

Rok vydania: 2014

Edícia: Penguin Clothbound Classics

Ilustrácie

Coralie Bickford-Smith

Jazyk: angličtina

Preklad

David Raeburn

Vydavateľstvo: Penguin Books

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