Ovid: Metamorphoses I

by Ovid

Book Overview

The first book of Ovid's "Metamorphoses" contains an interesting variety of material. It begins with myths related to the creation of the world and man, decline from the golden age, the flood and the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha. In the second half it deals primarily with two main metamorphosis myths - Apollo's love for Daphne and the story of Io.

Guy Lee's edition, first published by CUP in 1952, supplies a detailed commentary of explanatory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862921449
• ISBN13: 9780862921446
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"