{"product_id":"the-metamorphoses-by-ovid-9780140422306","title":"The Metamorphoses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolding makes Ovid both dreamy and robust. Here we can listen to the English language as it moves confidently into the highest eloquence\u003c\/em\u003e - Tom Paulin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together a series of ingeniously linked myths and legends, Ovid's deliciously witty and poignant \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e describes a magical world in which men and women are transformed—often by love—into flowers, trees, animals, stones, and stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1567, this landmark translation by Arthur Golding was the first major English edition of the epic. It includes such tales as the legend of Narcissus, the parable of Icarus, and the passion held by the witch-queen Circe for the great Aeneas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling adaptation that used imagery familiar to English sixteenth-century society, it powerfully influenced Spenser, Shakespeare, and the character of Elizabethan literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46504721613036,"sku":"9780140422306","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27110833482237.jpg?v=1748652659","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-metamorphoses-by-ovid-9780140422306","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}