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An edition of Metamorphoses (1479)

Metamorphoses

  • 4.07 ·
  • 14 Ratings
  • 193 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 24 Have read

A new verse translation

Publish Date
Publisher
Penguin
Language
English
Pages
764

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Previews available in: English French Latin

Edition Availability
Cover of: Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
2004, Penguin
Paperback in English
Cover of: Tales from Ovid
Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses
March 30, 1999, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English
Cover of: Les Métamorphoses
Les Métamorphoses
November 3, 1999, Larousse
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: The Metamorphoses of Ovid
The Metamorphoses of Ovid
1993, Harcourt Brace
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Les métamorphoses
Les métamorphoses
1992, Editions Flammarion
Mass Market Paperback in French and Latin
Cover of: Publius Ovidius Naso
Publius Ovidius Naso: The XV bookes entytuled metamorphosis
June 1977, Walter J Johnson
Hardcover in English - Repr. 1567 edition
Cover of: Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
1955, Indiana University Press
in English
Cover of: The eighth book of the Metamorphoses of Ovid
The eighth book of the Metamorphoses of Ovid
1896, Macmillan
in Latin - Expurgated ed.
Cover of: Métamorphoses d'Ovide
Métamorphoses d'Ovide
1881, Librairie de la Bibliothèque nationale
in French
Cover of: Les métamorphoses d'Ovide
Les métamorphoses d'Ovide
1866, Garnier freres
in French
Cover of: Les métamorphoses d'Ovide
Les métamorphoses d'Ovide: Tome premier
1806, Chez L. Duprat-Duverger
in French

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London, UK

Edition Notes

Series
Penguin classics
Genre
Translations into English, Poetry
Copyright Date
2004
Translation Of
Metamorphosĕon libri XV
Translated From
Latin

Classifications

Library of Congress
PA6522.M2 R33 2004, PA6522.M4 2004

Contributors

Translator
David Raeburn
Introduction
Denis Feeney

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xli, 723 p.
Number of pages
764

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17150157M
Internet Archive
metamorphosesnew0000ovid
ISBN 13
9780140447897
OCLC/WorldCat
1085905851, 54691285
Library Thing
3439
Wikidata
Q106595694
Goodreads
1715

Work Description

The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Boccaccio. It has also inspired countless works of art from various artists throughout the centuries.

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