An edition of Metamorphoses (1479)

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An edition of Metamorphoses (1479)

Metamorphoses

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The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Boccaccio. It has also inspired countless works of art from various artists throughout the centuries.

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Language
English
Pages
480

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The metamorphoses
The metamorphoses: selected stories in verse
2003, Dover Publications
in English
Cover of: Tales from Ovid
Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses
March 30, 1999, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English
Cover of: The Metamorphoses of Ovid
The Metamorphoses of Ovid
1993, Harcourt Brace
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Les métamorphoses
Les métamorphoses
1992, Editions Flammarion
Mass Market Paperback in French and Latin
Cover of: Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
1986, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: Publius Ovidius Naso
Publius Ovidius Naso: The XV bookes entytuled metamorphosis
June 1977, Walter J Johnson
Hardcover in English - Repr. 1567 edition
Cover of: Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
1955, Indiana University Press
in English
Cover of: The eighth book of the Metamorphoses of Ovid
The eighth book of the Metamorphoses of Ovid
1896, Macmillan
in Latin - Expurgated ed.
Cover of: Métamorphoses d'Ovide
Métamorphoses d'Ovide
1881, Librairie de la Bibliothèque nationale
in French
Cover of: Les métamorphoses d'Ovide
Les métamorphoses d'Ovide
1866, Garnier freres
in French
Cover of: Les métamorphoses d'Ovide
Les métamorphoses d'Ovide: Tome premier
1806, Chez L. Duprat-Duverger
in French

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Oxford [Oxfordshire], New York

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 381-466.
"First published 1986 by Oxford University Press ... Reissued as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 1998"--verso of title page.
Includes index.

Genre
Translations into English.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
873/.01
Library of Congress
PA6522.M2 M45 1986, PA6522.M2M45 1986

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvii, 480 p. ;
Number of pages
480

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2534718M
ISBN 10
0192510339
LCCN
85015479
OCLC/WorldCat
12371232
Library Thing
3439
Goodreads
2637463

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