This landmark translation of Ovid was acclaimed by Ezra Pound as "the most beautiful book in the language (my opinion and I suspect it was Shakespeare's)".

The major theme of the Metamorphoses, as the title suggests, is metamorphosis, or change. Throughout the fifteen books making up the Metamorphoses, the idea of change is pervasive.

With an Introduction by the Translator. The Metamorphoses is a treasury of classical myths, filtered through the worldly and far from reverent sensibility of the Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C-A.D.17).

The stories of The Metamorphoses cover the history of the world from its creation all the way through the time of Julius Caesar. This book has influenced other great authors such as Shakespeare, Dante, and Chaucer.

Ovid's masterpiece, "Metamorphoses," is a poem that portrays the transformation of people into animals, rivers, and stones.

This book is a must-read for those interested in classical mythology, epic poetry, and the power of storytelling.

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