The Metamorphoses: Introduction by J. C. McKeown
Ovid / McKeown, J. C. / Mandelbaum, Allen Ovid's famous mock epic-a treasury of myth and magic that is one of the greatest literary works of classical antiquity-is rendered into fluidly poetic English by world-renowned translator Allen Mandelbaum. Roman poet Ovid's dazzling cycle of tales begins with the creation of the world and ends with the deification of Caesar Augustus. In between is a glorious panoply of the most famous myths and legends of the ancient Greek and Roman world-from...