Ovid

Broschiertes Buch

The Metamorphoses

Beschreibung

In "The Metamorphoses", Ovid draws on Greek mythology, Latin folklore, and tales from Babylon and the East to create a series of narrative poems, linked by the common theme of transformation. This is Arthur Golding's 16th-century translation of the verses.

Autor

Ovid (43 BC - AD 18) was a Roman poet who experimented in a variety of different forms from love elegies to mock didactic verse. He died in exile. Arthur Golding (c.1565 - c.1605) was a translator of Latin and French verse, the most significant of which was The Metamorphoses. Madeleine Forey is a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Translated by Arthur Golding Edited with an introduction and notes by Madeleine Forey

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 129mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9780140422306
• ISBN-10: 0140422307
• Artikelnr.: 22090929