{"product_id":"9780140447897","title":"Metamorphoses","description":"\u003cb\u003eOvid’s sensuous and witty poem, in an accessible translation by David Raeburn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMetamophoses\u003c\/i\u003e, Ovid brings together a dazzling array of  mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of  transformation—often as a result of love or lust—where men and women  find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary  beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the  deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths  and legends of ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus,  Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of  Troy. Erudite but light-hearted, dramatic and yet playful, \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e has influenced writers and artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare and Titian to Picasso and Ted Hughes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Ovid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46905073074364,"sku":"9780140447897","price":16.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/8559\/2764\/files\/BNCImageAPI_e36b383f-9c78-44af-af11-57becb2562fa.jpg?v=1780764651","url":"https:\/\/wordsquirrelbooks.com\/products\/9780140447897","provider":"Word Squirrel Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}