{"product_id":"the-metamorphoses-of-ovid-hardcover-1","title":"The Metamorphoses of Ovid - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOvid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e of Ovid. For at about seven or eight years of age I would steal away from any other pleasure to read them, inasmuch as this language was my mother tongue, and it was the easiest book I knew and the best suited by its content to my tender age.\" -Michel de Montaigne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e (8 AD) is an epic poem by Ovid. Published the same year the poet was sent into exile for the rest of his life, the Metamorphoses are the crowning achievement of the first major poet of the Roman empire. Written in dactylic hexameter, the meter of Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, Ovid's work is an epic poem of transformations, of shape-shifting matter and beings bound to the power of love. Taking as its scope the whole history of the universe from the arrangement of order from chaos to the death of Julius Caesar, the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e pays heed to desire's ability to enact long-lasting and at times irreversible change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begins at the very beginning, with the creation of the cosmos out of nothing, of order out of unimaginable chaos. Gods and goddesses have their moment in the sun, mankind is born only to be wiped out by an immense flood, then to rise again. Amidst countless little-known descriptions of war, romance, and change are the timeless tales of Perseus, Jason and Medea, Theseus and the Minotaur, and the labors of Hercules. Icarus soars too close to the sun. Orpheus tragically condemns Eurydice to the underworld. Troy is built and destroyed, the immortal Achilles is killed, and Aeneas sets sail to save his life and lay the foundations for Rome itself. Throughout these interwoven stories of individual and epochal change, Ovid explores the inescapability of love and death, essential themes both shared by all and constitutive of everything that was or ever will be. \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e is an intricate masterpiece of world literature that stands the test of time just as much as it defines it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of Roman literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creation of the universe and birth of mankind. The great flood and the rise of a new natural order. The loves, battles, and transgressions of the gods. The stories of Narcissus, Jason and Medea, Orpheus and Eurydice, and the labors of Hercules. If nothing at all, Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e are the story of everything, an immortal poem, an everlasting human achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 694\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728728158515,"sku":"9781513134710","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YWczcXdWZVFtZTFVSGJ6Yi9wTTloUT09.webp?v=1763791266","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-metamorphoses-of-ovid-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}