One of the greatest and most influential texts of antiquity, the Metamorphoses is universally regarded as Ovid s highest poetical achievement. Divided into15 books dealing with the creation of the world, earth, its phenomena, and a host of Greek myths and legends, Ovid s book has ingrained itself into the collective mind of Western culture, sparking an infinite number of imitations and spin-off works to the present day. Rolfe Humphries s faithful blank-verse translation of the original s hexameters shows a definite kinship ...
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One of the greatest and most influential texts of antiquity, the Metamorphoses is universally regarded as Ovid s highest poetical achievement. Divided into15 books dealing with the creation of the world, earth, its phenomena, and a host of Greek myths and legends, Ovid s book has ingrained itself into the collective mind of Western culture, sparking an infinite number of imitations and spin-off works to the present day. Rolfe Humphries s faithful blank-verse translation of the original s hexameters shows a definite kinship for Ovid s swift and colloquial language, and a poetical manner in tune with the wit and sophistication of the Roman poet. Through Humphries s version, the modern reader will be able to rediscover a major treasury of classical mythology which has perennially stimulated the imagination."
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