The Metamorphoses of Ovid

by Ovid

Overview

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite. The Metamorphoses is an epic poem written by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. This classic chronicles the history of the world from its creation up until the time of Julius Caesar. The Metamorphoses was one of the most influential works in Western culture and it inspired some of the greatest writers in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781531284138
Publisher:	Skyros Publishing
Publication date:	06/17/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	316,635
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David R. Slavitt is a poet, translator, novelist, critic, and journalist. He is author of more than seventy works of fiction, poetry, and poetry and drama in translation.

Editorial Reviews

The best version of Ovid's Metamorphoses available in English today . . . It is readable, alive, at times slangy, and actually catches Ovid's tone.
—Philadelphia Inquirer

No one can deny the merits of Slavitt's version. His English hexameter is a great success—a supple, fluid, and versatile medium that does Ovid's loosening of the Virgilian line full justice. And at his best he is very good indeed.
—Bernard Knox, New York Review of Books

From the Publisher

"The best version of Ovid's Metamorphoses available in English today... It is readable, alive, at times slangy, and actually catches Ovid's tone."

Philadelphia Inquirer

"No one can deny the merits of Slavitt's version. His English hexameter is a great success—a supple, fluid, and versatile medium that does Ovid's loosening of the Virgilian line full justice. And at his best he is very good indeed."

New York Review of Books - Bernard Knox

No one can deny the merits of Slavitt's version. His English hexameter is a great success—a supple, fluid, and versatile medium that does Ovid's loosening of the Virgilian line full justice. And at his best he is very good indeed.

— Bernard Knox

New York Review of Books