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The Metamorphoses of Ovid
Michael Simpson
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Description for The Metamorphoses of Ovid
Paperback. Composed in Latin by the Roman poet Ovid, the "Metamorphoses" presents a collection of tales of transformation based on Greek mythology and legend. This prose translation of Ovid's masterpiece in the rapid and direct American idiom aims to catch the swiftness and clarity of the Latin original. Editor(s): Simpson, Michael. Translator(s): Simpson, Michael. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 852.
Composed in Latin in the early years of the 1st century by the Roman poet Ovid, the ""Metamorphoses"" presents a collection of 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 aims to catch 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 ... Read more
Composed in Latin in the early years of the 1st century by the Roman poet Ovid, the ""Metamorphoses"" presents a collection of 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 aims to catch 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558493995
SKU
V9781558493995
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About Michael Simpson
Michael Simpson is professor of classics in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is author of Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The ""Library"" of Apollodorus (University of Massachusetts Press, 1976).
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