The Metamorphoses of Ovid

Written Between A.D. 2 And 8, Ovid'S Long Poem The Metamorphoses Gave To A Great Number Of Greek And Roman Myths The Form In Which They Are Known Today. Now David Slavitt, Translator Of The Widely Acclaimed Ovid'S Poetry Of Exile, Has Fashioned A Splendid New English Verse Translation Of What Is Perhaps The Best-Known Work Of One Of Western Civilization'S Major'S Poets. In Slavitt'S Freely Inventive But Emotionally Accurate Renderings, The Voice Of Ovid Speaks Again To A New Generation Of Readers.