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The book features translations from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, emphasizing the clarity of Ovid's style. It opens with Marlowe's vibrant translation of The Elegies, followed by Turberville's The Letters of the Heroines and Wolferton's unbowdlerized version of The Art of Love. Arthur Golding's lively Metamorphoses highlights Shakespeare's influences. Additional selections include Gower's translations of The Festivals and Letters from Exile, alongside Underdown's Invective against Ibis, showcasing a diverse representation of Ovid's works.
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Ovid - Selected Works, Ovid
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- 2006
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- Title
- Ovid - Selected Works
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ovid
- Publisher
- Pomona Press
- Publisher
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN13
- 9781406792416
- Category
- Fiction
- Description
- The book features translations from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, emphasizing the clarity of Ovid's style. It opens with Marlowe's vibrant translation of The Elegies, followed by Turberville's The Letters of the Heroines and Wolferton's unbowdlerized version of The Art of Love. Arthur Golding's lively Metamorphoses highlights Shakespeare's influences. Additional selections include Gower's translations of The Festivals and Letters from Exile, alongside Underdown's Invective against Ibis, showcasing a diverse representation of Ovid's works.