The Metamorphoses of Ovid / translated with an introduction and commentary by Michael Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.

Contributor:

Simpson, Michael, 1934-

Standardized Title:

Metamorphoses. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Fables, Latin--Translations into English.

Fables, Latin.

Metamorphosis--Mythology--Poetry.

Metamorphosis.

Metamorphosis--Mythology.

Mythology, Classical--Poetry.

Mythology, Classical.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xi, 498 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts, [2001]

Language Note:

Translated from the Latin.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-478) and index.

ISBN:

1558493093

OCLC:

45637057