{"product_id":"9780374525873","title":"Tales from Ovid : 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTales from Ovid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ted Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, \u003ci\u003eTales from Ovid \u003c\/i\u003ewas 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\u003ci\u003e Metamorphoses of Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliantly succeeds at bringing Ovid's passionate and disturbing stories to life.” —\u003ci\u003eJames Shapiro, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the few unquestionable successes in the revolutionary vein Pound opened at the start of the century.” —\u003ci\u003eDonald Lyons, The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Hofmann, The Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Whitbread Book Award - Winner (1997), Winner ALA Notable Books - Winner (1999)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374525873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594387566798,"sku":"9780374525873","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c93a49e7-86e2-44fd-bd3f-db2ee914da39.jpg?v=1637807045","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374525873","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}