Author: | Ovid | ISBN: | 9780141906256 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | January 29, 2004 |
Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
Author: | Ovid |
ISBN: | 9780141906256 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publication: | January 29, 2004 |
Imprint: | Penguin |
Language: | English |
Ovid's deliciously witty and exuberant epic starts with the creation of the world and brings together a series of ingeniously linked Greek and Roman myths and legends in which men and women are transformed, often by love - into flowers, trees, stones and stars. This new verse translation, in simple and swift English hexameters, allows Ovid's narrative to flow - pulling the reader along with it.
Ovid's deliciously witty and exuberant epic starts with the creation of the world and brings together a series of ingeniously linked Greek and Roman myths and legends in which men and women are transformed, often by love - into flowers, trees, stones and stars. This new verse translation, in simple and swift English hexameters, allows Ovid's narrative to flow - pulling the reader along with it.