num_pages: 200
description: Prized through the ages for its splendor and its savage, sophisticated wit, The Metamorphoses is a masterpiece of Western culture--the first attempt to link all the Greek myths, before and after Homer, in a cohesive whole, to the Roman myths of Ovid's day. Horace Gregory, in this modern translation, turns his poetic gifts toward a deft reconstruction of Ovid's ancient themes, using contemporary idiom to bring today's reader all the ageless drama and psychological truths vividly intact. --From the book jacket
language: English
title: Publius Ovidius Naso: The XV Bookes Entytuled Metamorphosis
titlecomplete: Publius Ovidius Naso: The XV Bookes Entytuled Metamorphosis
characters: Orpheus, Juno (Goddess), Jupiter (God), Ares (god), Aeneas, Venus (goddess), Pan (Greek), Hermes, Minerva, Apollo (Greek god), Odysseus, Hero (mythology), Leander (mythology), Mercury, Hermaphroditus, Perseus, Heracles, Ixion
genres: Mythology, Philosophy, School, Greek Mythology, Poetry, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Ancient
ratings_count: 69051
places: Ancient mythological world
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Walter J Johnson