
Metamorphoses
Ovid(Author)
E. J. Kenney(Editor)
Oxford University Press
Published on 11. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-19-953737-2 (ISBN)
Description
The theme of the Metamorphoses is change and transformation, as illustrated in Graeco-Roman myth and legend. On this ostensibly unifying thread Ovid strings together a vast and kaleidoscopic sequence of brilliant narratives, in which the often paradoxical and always arbitrary fates of his human and divine characters reflect the never-ending flux and reflux of the universe itself.
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`This translation will quickly establish itself as _the_ transation for English speaking readers and students of this great Augustan epic.' Dr A.H.F. Griffin, University of Exeter 'a work of the highest quality which provides pleasure and information in generous measure.' JACT ReviewMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-953737-2 (9780199537372)
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Ovid | E. J. Kenney
Metamorphoses
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05/1998
Oxford Paperbacks
€9.89
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Ovid | E. J. Kenney
Metamorphoses
Book
05/1998
Oxford Paperbacks
€9.89
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Translated by A. D. Melville and Edited with introduction and notes by E. J. Kenney.
Content
ContentsHistorical SketchIntroductionTranslator's NoteSelect BibliographyMETAMORPHOSESEpilogueExplanatory NotesGlossary and Index of NamesFootnotes