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Metamorphoses
Ovid
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Description for Metamorphoses
hardcover. In this translation of Ovid's epic poem - whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages - , Chris Martin combines a close fidelity to the original text with verse that captures its speed and vitality. Translator(s): Martin, Charles. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 908.
Ovid's epic poem whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages has become one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's time to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. In this new, long-anticipated translation of Metamorphoses, Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to Ovid's text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Portions of the translation have already appeared in such publications as Arion, The Formalist, The Tennessee Quarterly, and TriQuarterly.
Ovid's epic poem whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages has become one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's time to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. In this new, long-anticipated translation of Metamorphoses, Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to Ovid's text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Portions of the translation have already appeared in such publications as Arion, The Formalist, The Tennessee Quarterly, and TriQuarterly.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780393058109
SKU
V9780393058109
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About Ovid
Charles Martin was born in New York City in 1942. He earned a Ph.D. in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo. The recipient of numerous awards, Martin has received the Bess Hokin Prize, the Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram ... Read more
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