{"product_id":"after-ovid-new-metamorphoses-paperback","title":"After Ovid: New Metamorphoses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Lasdun\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOvid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great works in classical literature, and a primary source for our knowledge of much of classic mythology, in which the relentless theme of transformation stands as a primary metaphor for the often cataclysmic dynamics of life itself. For this book, British poets Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun have invited more than forty leading English-language poets to create their own idiomatic contemporary versions of some of the most famous and notorious myths from the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApollo and Daphne, Pyramus and Thisbe, Proserpina, Marsyas, Medea, Baucis and Philemon, Orpheus and Eurydice--these and many other immortal tales are given fresh and startling life in exciting new versions. The contributors--among them Fleur Adcock, Amy Clampitt, Jorie Graham, Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Lawrence Joseph, Kenneth Koch, Michael Longley, Paul Muldoon, Les Murray, Robert Pinsky, Frederick Seidel, Charles Simic, and C. K. Williams--constitute an impressive roster of today's major poets. \u003ci\u003eAfter Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful re-envisioning of a fundamental work of literature as well as a remarkable affirmation of the current state of poetry in English.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost translators of works from German to English. He lives in London. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Lasdun\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London and now lives in upstate New York. He has published two novels as well as several collections of short stories and poetry. He has been long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and short-listed for the Los Angeles Times, T. S. Eliot, and Forward prizes in poetry; and he was the winner of the inaugural U.K.\/BBC Short Story Prize. His nonfiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.22 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762291802400,"sku":"9780374524784","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e428c7bc2f86839b7c5c4342955010ca.webp?v=1780218769","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/after-ovid-new-metamorphoses-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}