Metamorphoses

Ovid''s epic poem whose br>Theme of change has resonated throughout the ages has become one of the most important texts of Western imagination an inspiration from Dante''s time to the present day when writers such as Salman Rushdie and italo Calvino have found a living source in ovid''s work. In this new long-anticipated translation of metamorphoses Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to ovid''s text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Portions of the translation have already appeared in such publications as Arion the Formalist the Tennessee quarterly and triquarterly.