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Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses
Contributor(s): Hughes, Ted (Author)

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ISBN: 0374525870     ISBN-13: 9780374525873
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1999
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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.

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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
 
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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.
 
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