{"product_id":"tales-from-ovid-24-passages-from-the-metamorphoses-paperback","title":"Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it was published in 1997, \u003ci\u003eTales from Ovid \u003c\/i\u003ewas immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rendering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The\u003ci\u003e Metamorphoses of Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e was Poet Laureate of England and the author of many books of poetry. His works include \u003ci\u003ePhedre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBirthday Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOresteia of Aeschylus\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He died in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755630690592,"sku":"9780374525873","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3f9c71290dc6f31bcb8bd6cbdb11fd37.webp?v=1780064131","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tales-from-ovid-24-passages-from-the-metamorphoses-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}