| Metamorphoses: A New Translation Contributor(s): Ovid (Author), Martin, Charles (Translator), Knox, Bernard M. W. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 039332642X ISBN-13: 9780393326420 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: OVID'S EPIC POEM--whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages--is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's times to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to Ovid's text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Martin's "Metamorphoses will be the translation of choice for contemporary readers in English. This volume also includes endnotes and a glossary of people, places, and personifications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 873.01 |
| LCCN: 2003014491 |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.10 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ovid's epic poem--whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages--is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's times to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to Ovid's text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Martin's Metamorphoses will be the translation of choice for contemporary readers in English. This volume also includes endnotes and a glossary of people, places, and personifications. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, Charles: - Charles Martin is a poet, critic, and translator. His translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses received the Harold Morton Landon Award from the Academy of American Poets in 2004. In 2005, he received an Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the author of Signs & Wonders and Starting from Sleep: New and Selected Poems. |