Metamorphoses：A New Verse Translation

Ovid’ssensuousandwittypoembringstogetheradazzlingarrayofmythologicaltales,ingeniouslylinkedbytheideaoftransformation—oftenasaresultofloveorlust—wheremenandwomenfindthemselvesmagicallychangedintonewandsometimesextraordinarybeings.BeginningwiththecreationoftheworldandendingwiththedeificationofAugustus,Ovidinterweavesmanyofthebest-knownmythsandlegendsofancientGreeceandRome,includingDaedalusandIcarus,PyramusandThisbe,Pygmalion,PerseusandAndromeda,andthefallofTroy.Eruditebutlight-hearted,dramaticandyetplayful,theMetamorphoseshasinfluencedwritersandartiststhroughoutthecenturiesfromShakespeareandTitiantoPicassoandTedHughes.Includesintroduction,aprefacetoeachbook,explanatorynotes,andanindexofpeople,gods,andplaces.