Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses Contributor(s): Hughes, Ted (Author) |
|||||||
ISBN: 0374525870 ISBN-13: 9780374525873 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 1999 Annotation: A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, "Tales from Ovid "was immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The" Metamorphoses of Ovid" stands with the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Milton as a classic of world poetry; Hughes translated twenty-four of its stories with great power and directness. The result is the liveliest twentieth-century version of the classic, at once a delight for the Latinist and an appealing introduction to Ovid for the general reader. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
Dewey: 873.01 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.75 lbs) 272 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: New York Times 04/18/1999 pg. 32 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, Tales from Ovid was immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The Metamorphoses of Ovid stands with the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Milton as a classic of world poetry; Hughes translated twenty-four of its stories with great power and directness. The result is the liveliest twentieth-century version of the classic, at once a delight for the Latinist and an appealing introduction to Ovid for the general reader. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hughes, Ted: - TED HUGHES (1930-1998) published numerous volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction in 1985 and was appointed Poet Laureate of England in 1984. |
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review |
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |