Tales from Ovid - by Ted Hughes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, <i>Tales from Ovid </i>was immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The<i> Metamorphoses of Ovid</i> stands with the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Milton as a classic of world poetry; Hughes translated twenty-four of its stories with great power and directness. The result is the liveliest twentieth-century version of the classic, at once a delight for the Latinist and an appealing introduction to Ovid for the general reader.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Brilliantly succeeds at bringing Ovid's passionate and disturbing stories to life." --<i>James Shapiro, The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"One of the few unquestionable successes in the revolutionary vein Pound opened at the start of the century." --<i>Donald Lyons, The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/>"Hughes is as broad as Ovid and as subtle, as violent and as erotic, as elegant and as folksy-and often all at the same time. It is simply a beautiful match." --<i>Michael Hofmann, The Times (London)</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Ted Hughes</b> was Poet Laureate of England and the author of many books of poetry. His works include <i>Phedre</i>, <i>Birthday Letters</i>, and <i>Oresteia of Aeschylus</i>, among others. He died in 1998.</p>
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