Ovids Metamorphoses Introduction Basic by Galinsky (5 results)
Language: English
Published by University of California Press December 1975, 1975
- Hardcover
Seller: Pella Books, Pella, IA, U.S.A.Pella Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Used Good. Jacket with Mylar. Hardback with dust jacket, occasional notations and underlining, book is tight and square, show wear and aging.
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Language: English
Published by Basil Blackwell Publishers, Oxford [1975], 1975
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover in pale olive green cloth, pages clean and unmarked, binding square and tight, previous owner name on front pastedown; dust jacket complete without tears or missing pieces, somewhat grubby from careless storage and/or handling.
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Published by University of California Press, 1975
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- First Edition
Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.Structure, Verses, Agency Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. G. Karl Galinsky was Professor of the Classics at the University of Texas and author of plentiful classics in ancient Greece and ancient Rome and over three dozen articles in professional journals. A likely First American Edition, but another editi…on was published simultaneously in England. Fine condition, bound in green cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Top-stained in green. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Galinsky provides an Introduction in the form of a literary critical, social historical study of the major aspects of the epic Metamorphoses by Ovid. xi, 285 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Language: English
Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.Black Cat Hill Books
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Hardcover. First Edition USA; unstated. First Edition USA; unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards and a touch of crimping to the head and heel of the backstrip; there are a couple of tiny, very faint smudges…at the fore-edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows some faint foxing to the inside front flaps; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 285pp. Hardback with DJ. The Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus. Comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework.Although meeting the criteria for an epic, the poem defies simple genre classification by its use of varying themes and tones. Ovid took inspiration from the genre of metamorphosis poetry, and some of the Metamorphoses derives from earlier treatment of the same myths; however, he diverged significantly from all of his models. One of the most influential works in Western culture, the Metamorphoses has inspired such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante and Boccaccio. Numerous episodes from the poem have been depicted in masterpieces of sculpture and painting by artists such as Titian. Although interest in Ovid faded after the Renaissance, towards the end of the twentieth century there was a resurgence of attention to his work; today, the Metamorphoses continues to inspire and be retold through various media. The work has been the subject of numerous translations into English, the first by William Caxton in 1480.
