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The Metamorphoses of Ovid

A poem in fifteen books, whose tales are culled from Greek poems and myths, Latin folk-lore, and even from Babylon and the East - The unity of theme is that of transformation: of chaos changed to harmony, of animals turned to stone, of men and women who become trees or stars.

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  • "Metamorfoze"
  • "Metamorphoses"@en
  • "Metamorphoses"
  • "Ovid literally translated. Metamorphoses"@en
  • "Ovid literally translated, Metamorphoses"@en

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  • "A poem in fifteen books, whose tales are culled from Greek poems and myths, Latin folk-lore, and even from Babylon and the East - The unity of theme is that of transformation: of chaos changed to harmony, of animals turned to stone, of men and women who become trees or stars."@en
  • "A treasury of classical myths. It weaves together every major mythological story to display a dazzling array of miraculous metamorphoses, from the time choas is transformed into order at the moment of creation, to the time when the soul of Julius Caesar is turned into a star and set in the heavens."@en
  • "Composed in Latin in the early years of the first century by the Roman poet Ovid, the "Metamorphoses" presents a collection of amazing tales of transformation based on Greek mythology and legend. Michael Simpson's prose translation of Ovid's masterpiece in the rapid and direct American idiom catches the swiftness and clarity of the Latin original. His introduction sketches the poet's life, describes his extant works, discusses his unusual exile to the west coast of the Black Sea (where he died), and provides a useful context for reading the "Metamorphoses." Simpson has also prepared extensive endnotes that serve as mini-essays, illuminating the manifold aspects of the poem and offering commentary and interpretation that enable readers to enter Ovid's magical world and enjoy its richness."@en
  • "Composed in Latin in the early years of the first century by the Roman poet Ovid, the "Metamorphoses" presents a collection of amazing tales of transformation based on Greek mythology and legend. Michael Simpson's prose translation of Ovid's masterpiece in the rapid and direct American idiom catches the swiftness and clarity of the Latin original. His introduction sketches the poet's life, describes his extant works, discusses his unusual exile to the west coast of the Black Sea (where he died), and provides a useful context for reading the "Metamorphoses." Simpson has also prepared extensive endnotes that serve as mini-essays, illuminating the manifold aspects of the poem and offering commentary and interpretation that enable readers to enter Ovid's magical world and enjoy its richness."

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  • "Gedichten (teksten)"
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Poetry"
  • "Poetry"@en
  • "Lehrmittel"
  • "Fables, Latin"@en
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Epic poetry, Latin"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@en

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  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid [Ovid's works]"
  • "The "Metamorphoses" of Ovid"
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"@en
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid : a new verse translation"
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid [Metamorphoses, engl.]"
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Transl. by William Caxton 1480"
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid. Translated and with an introduction by Mary M. Innes"@en
  • "The Metamorphoses"
  • "The Metamorphoses"@en
  • "The metamorphoses"@en
  • "The metamorphoses"
  • "Metamorphoses ; of Ovid"
  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid : an English version"
  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid : literally translated into English prose, with copious notes and explanations, by Henry T. Riley"@en
  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid"@en
  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid"
  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid"@it
  • "The 'metamorphoses' of Ovid"
  • "Metamorphoses of Ovid"@en
  • "Metamorphoses of Ovid"
  • "The metamorphoses of Ovid : translated and with An introduction by Mary M. Innes"@en
  • "The Metamorphoses of Ovid, literally translated into English prose, with copious notes and explanations, by Henry T. Riley"
  • "Metamorphoses"
  • "Metamorphoses. Literally translated into English prose"@en

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