num_pages: 497
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Metamorphoses of Ovid
titlecomplete: The Metamorphoses of Ovid
characters: Apollo (Greek god), Juno (Goddess), Aeneas, Pan (Greek), Jupiter (God), Ixion, Heracles, Minerva, Ares (god), Perseus, Mercury, Leander (mythology), Venus (goddess), Odysseus, Hero (mythology), Hermes, Orpheus, Hermaphroditus
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Mythology, Ancient, Philosophy, Fiction, Poetry, Greek Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 69059
places: Ancient mythological world
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Pr