Metamorphoses (Oxford World's Classics)
by Ovid
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Manufacturer: Oxford Paperbacks
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 873.01
EAN: 9780192834720
ISBN: 019283472X
Label: Oxford Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: 1998-05-07
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Studio: Oxford Paperbacks
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Summary: Melville's translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses
Comment: If you are brave enough or mug enough to go for the Dryden translation of Ovid, good luck to you. For the academically lazier or more experienced, the OUP translation by Melville is a real treat. A light touch, playful in places, enjoyable throughout - I am not a classicist or a great fan of poetry but I found I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: hmm...
Comment: Metamorphososes is on my reading list for a University module. I was really disappionted with this edition as although it is an ancient text, I expected a modern translation, which I didn't get. I spent more time trying to decipher the language than absorbing the story!
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Summary: More enjoyable than you would expect
Comment: This is an enjoyable translation of some of Ovid's finest work. Infinitely easier than going through the Latin yourself this is a fascinating read for anyone. With classics such as the story of Orpheus and Eurydice it is a must have for those interested in the ancient myths.
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Summary: One of the most interesting and rivetting books I have read
Comment: This book has a collection of short latin stories, all about the metamorphing 'sinners' in the Roman times. Each sotry are also explanations to why we act or animals act a certain way and how some species became created. For example there is the atroy of Arachne whihc was about a girl who dared to challenge the god of weaving and beat her in a tapestry competition in whihc she got truned into a spider.
The stories are so grabbing to the reader as you have to read the wqhole book straight away as it is so compelling. It is also an interesting insight to may of the beliefs of the romans which believed in Apollo and all the related gods.
The stories involve thoguh many disturbing topics in whihc hare really only meant for adults, it includes, sex drugs, rape, incest and extreme violence, and bertrayl, whihc include a woman getting her tongue chopped off and killing and cooking her son.
It is a very good sel;ection of tales whihc could inspire anyone to write a piece on it, but don't read it if you are easily offended
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Summary: Great translation
Comment: This is a very readable translation of the complete stories of Roman mythology as assembled by Ovid. My favorite is the Romeo and Juliet-esque story of Pyramus and Thisbe.
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