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Ovid's famous mock epica treasury of myth and magic that is one of the greatest literary works of classical antiquityis rendered into fluidly poetic English by world-renowned translator Allen Mandelbaum.
Roman poet Ovid's dazzling cycle of tales begins with the creation of the world and ends with the deification of Caesar Augustus. In between is a glorious panoply of the most famous myths and legends of the ancient Greek and Roman worldfrom Echo's passion for Narcissus to Pygmalion's living statue, from Perseus's defeat of Medusa to the fall of Troy. Retold with Ovid's irreverent flair, these tales are united by the theme of metamorphosis, as men and women are rendered alien to themselves, turned variously to flowers, trees, animals, and stones. The closest thing to a central character is love itselfa confounding, transforming, irrational force that makes fools of gods and mortals alike.
Roman poet Ovid's dazzling cycle of tales begins with the creation of the world and ends with the deification of Caesar Augustus. In between is a glorious panoply of the most famous myths and legends of the ancient Greek and Roman worldfrom Echo's passion for Narcissus to Pygmalion's living statue, from Perseus's defeat of Medusa to the fall of Troy. Retold with Ovid's irreverent flair, these tales are united by the theme of metamorphosis, as men and women are rendered alien to themselves, turned variously to flowers, trees, animals, and stones. The closest thing to a central character is love itselfa confounding, transforming, irrational force that makes fools of gods and mortals alike.
- Format: Inbunden
- ISBN: 9781841593586
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 568
- Utgivningsdatum: 2013-10-25
- Översättare: Allen Mandelbaum
- Förlag: Everyman's Library