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Metamorphoses

Hardback

Main Details

Title Metamorphoses
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ovid
Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Introduction by W. R. Johnson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:538
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781603843089
ClassificationsDewey:873.01
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 24 September 2010
Publication Country United States

Description

A compelling new verse translation of Ovid's masterpiece by the award-winning translator of Homer's Iliad (1997) and Odyssey (2000), Virgil's Aeneid (2005), and Dante's Inferno (2008), accompanied by a brilliant Introduction that sets the poem in its historical, intellectual, political, and literary contexts. Includes a glossary and an index of transformations.

Author Biography

Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. W. R. Johnson is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, Emeritus, University of Chicago.

Reviews

Stanley Lombardo successfully matches Ovid's human drama, imaginative brio, and irresistible momentum; and Ralph Johnson's superb Introduction to Ovid's 'narratological paradise' is a bonus to this new and vigorous translation that should not be missed. Together, Introduction and text bring out the delightful unpredictability of Ovid's 'history of the world' down to his times.--Elaine Fantham, Giger Professor of Latin, Emerita, Princeton University Lombardo's translation is the most readable I've seen. . . . Its language is modern, accessible, and unpretentious. . . . I can imagine reading all the way through this version with students. I also admire the catalog of transformations . . . and, as usual, an Introduction by Ralph Johnson is worth the price of the book.--Margaret Musgrove, University of Central Oklahoma A superb teaching text. The translation is readable, witty, and very accessible to today's students. The glossary is useful, and Johnson's essay is a great introduction to Ovid.--John Makowski, Loyola University, Chicago