{"product_id":"metamorphoses-a-new-verse-translation-hardcover","title":"Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOvid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Raeburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDenis Feeney\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOvid's deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation--often as a result of love or lust--where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Erudite but lighthearted, dramatic yet playful, the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e has influenced writers and artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare and Titian to Picasso and Ted Hughes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition includes David Raeburn's modern verse translation, an introduction by Denis Feeney, and other features to help readers fully appreciate Ovid's epic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOvid \u003c\/b\u003e(43 BCE-18 CE) was born at Sulmo (modern Sulmona) in central Italy. Coming from a wealthy Roman family and seemingly destined for a career in politics, he held minor official posts before leaving public service to write, becoming the most distinguished poet of his time. His works, all published by Penguin Classics, include \u003ci\u003eAmores\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short love poems; \u003ci\u003eHeroides\u003c\/i\u003e, verse-letters written by mythological heroines to their lovers; \u003ci\u003eArs Amatoria\u003c\/i\u003e, a satirical handbook on love; and \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, his epic work that has inspired countless writers and artists through the ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Raeburn\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is a lecturer in Classics at Oxford, and has also translated Sophocles' \u003ci\u003eElectra and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e for Penguin Classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDenis Feeney\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is a professor of Classics at Princeton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCoralie Bickford-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (cover illustrator) is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books (U.K.), where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52274281382207,"sku":"9780141394619","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/1979\/9615\/files\/YW1OWXdxQWJIV3A3K0dtWDVZNmJxZz09.webp?v=1771648982","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookishbrew.org\/products\/metamorphoses-a-new-verse-translation-hardcover","provider":"The Bookish Brew","version":"1.0","type":"link"}