Metamorphoses
Author: Ovid
Desc: Prized through the ages for its splendor and its savage sophisticated wit The Metamorphoses is a masterpiece of Western culture--the first attempt to link all the Greek myths before and after Homer in a cohesive whole to the Roman myths of Ovid's day. Horace Gregory in this modern translation turns his poetic gifts toward a deft reconstruction of Ovid's ancient themes using contemporary idiom to bring today's reader all the ageless drama and psychological truths vividly intact. --From the book jacket