{"product_id":"9780141394619","title":"The Metamorphoses","description":"Author: Ovid\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141394619\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 May 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 768 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOvid's deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOvid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation - often as a result of love or lust - where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Erudite but light-hearted, dramatic yet playful, the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses \u003c\/i\u003ehas influenced writers and artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare and Titian to Picasso and Ted Hughes.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150305833118,"sku":"UBD-9780141394619","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141394619.jpg?v=1786963991","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141394619","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}