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title: "Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses"
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# Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses

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## Description

A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback. When it was published in 1997, Tales from Ovid was 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 Metamorphoses of Ovid 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.

Review: Stunning language and unforgettable stories - Most of these myths will be familiar to many readers, but you'll experience them anew with Hughes' startling language. This is a book I re-read each year and see something new.
Review: Singular Brilliance - Some of the best phrasing, the best use of language I have ever come across. A perennial favorite, I read it and re-read it, read it aloud to friends and have them read it back to me. Humans since the dawn of our age have been story tellers and listeners. And these stories, loved for thousands of years, gathered by the eternal Ovid are here retold in the hands of an undisputed master.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #212,246 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #217 in Ancient & Classical Poetry #217 in British & Irish Poetry |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 215 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning language and unforgettable stories
*by E***A on September 22, 2024*

Most of these myths will be familiar to many readers, but you'll experience them anew with Hughes' startling language. This is a book I re-read each year and see something new.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Singular Brilliance
*by D***G on August 6, 2018*

Some of the best phrasing, the best use of language I have ever come across. A perennial favorite, I read it and re-read it, read it aloud to friends and have them read it back to me. Humans since the dawn of our age have been story tellers and listeners. And these stories, loved for thousands of years, gathered by the eternal Ovid are here retold in the hands of an undisputed master.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ good
*by S***N on August 23, 2017*

summer reading was somewhat bareable

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