'Drawn on by his eagerness for the open sky, he left his guide and soared upwards...'Ovid tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, the Calydonian Boar-Hunt, and many other famous myths... Zobraziť viac
The elegant verse and subtle observation of the Amores, The Art of Love, and The Cures of Love made their author the talk of Rome. Ovid saw love as a game at which both sexes could play without getting hurt - as long as they stuck to his rules, but... Zobraziť viac
Vydavatel: Penguin Classics Počet strán: 768 Rozmery: 12.9 x 19.8 cm ISBN: 9780141394619 Väzba: pevná väzba (Hardcover) Zobraziť viac
The modern, unacademic idiom of A.D. Melville`s translation opens the way to a fresh understanding of Ovid`s unique and elusive vision of reality.The theme of the Metamorphoses is change and transformation, as illustrated in Graeco-Roman myth and... Zobraziť viac
The elegant verse and subtle observation of the Amores, The Art of Love, and The Cures of Love made their author the talk of Rome. Ovid saw love as a game at which both sexes could play without getting hurt - as long as they stuck to his rules, but... Zobraziť viac
'Drawn on by his eagerness for the open sky, he left his guide and soared upwards...'Ovid tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, the Calydonian Boar-Hunt, and many other famous myths.Introducing ... Zobraziť viac