Metamorphoses (Classic Collection (Blackstone Audio))

Ovid

ISBN 10: 1433249634 ISBN 13: 9781433249631

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2008

Synopsis

First published in A.D. 8, Ovids Metamorphoses remains one of the most accessible and inspirational introductions to Greek mythology.

About this title

From AudioFile:

Things change, people change, and in Ovid's witty, sensuous poem no one ever remains the same. Women are transformed into stones, flowers, birds, or, if fortunate, goddessesbecause the vital spirit moves through everything. Narrator Barry Kraft has picked up this energy, sharply and precisely attacking each word of Miller's translation, heavy with its strong consonants. Kraft's pointedly placed emphases mimic Ovid's own. Beginning with the creation of the world out of chaos, he links the familiar stories from Greek and Roman legend and batters us, wave upon wave, with the archetypal power of each tale, until Augustus's memorable apotheosis at the end. This is a refresher course in mythology at its best. P.E.F. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1433249634
• ISBN 13: 9781433249631
• Binding: Audio CD