An edition of Metamorphoses (1479)

Shakespeare's Ovid

being Arthur Golding's translation of the Metamorphoses

1st American edition
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An edition of Metamorphoses (1479)

Shakespeare's Ovid

being Arthur Golding's translation of the Metamorphoses

1st American edition
  • 4.07 ·
  • 14 Ratings
  • 181 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 23 Have read

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
321

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Previews available in: English French Latin

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: Publius Ovidius Naso
Publius Ovidius Naso: The XV bookes entytuled metamorphosis
June 1977, Walter J Johnson
Hardcover in English - Repr. 1567 edition
Cover of: Shakespeare's Ovid
Shakespeare's Ovid: being Arthur Golding's translation of the Metamorphoses
1961, Southern Illinois University Press
in English - 1st American 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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Edition Notes

Original title page reads: The. XV. Bookes of P. Ovidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, translated oute of Latin into English meeter, by Arthur Golding, gentleman. London, Imprynted by W. Seres, 1567.

Series
Centaur classics
Genre
Translations into English., Poetry.
Translated From
Latin

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
871
Library of Congress
PA6522.M2 G6 1961

Contributors

Translator
Arthur Golding
Editor
W. H. D. Rouse

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 321 p.
Number of pages
321

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5823321M
ISBN 10
0809300621
LCCN
61010084
OCLC/WorldCat
313910
Library Thing
3439
Goodreads
568743

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