Easton Press "Ovid's Metamorphoses" Deluxe Limited Edition 2-Vol Matching Set No. 397 of 400

This exclusive leather-bound Deluxe Limited Edition set re-creates the Magnificent 1732 Illustrated Edition of the World's Great Treasury of Classical Myths...

NUMBER 397 OF ONLY 400 PRODUCED WITH COA

Easton Press, Norwalk CT. 2011. Ovid "Metamorphoses". Deluxe Limited Edition of only 400. This is number 397. Two volume matching set. This set is now out of print from this publisher, never to be offered again. Includes hand-numbered COA. Beautiful production with lithographs of the amazing engravings from the 1732 edition produced in Amsterdam.

Ovid's Metamorphoses ranks among the most enduring and deeply influential works ever written. 

This Deluxe Limited Edition re-creation features:

• Brilliant text in both the original Latin and English translations by such greats as Alexander Pope and John Dryden.
• A landmark illustrated book that includes the work of Bernard Picart, the greatest illustrator of the age.
• All 130 vintage engravings from the 1732 original.
• Dimensions: Oversized 11 3/4" x 17 3/4"
• Cowhide leather imported from Italy by Cortina Leathers of New York
• Lithography by Falcon Press, Nashville, Tennessee
• Multicolor cover decoration and custom binding by BindTech, Nashville, Tennessee

Metamorphoses

The Metamorphoses (from Ancient Greek (metamorphṓseis), lit. 'Transformations') is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his magnum opus. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar in a mythico-historical framework comprising over 250 myths, 15 books, and 11,995 lines.

Although it meets some of the criteria for an epic, the poem defies simple genre classification because of its varying themes and tones. Ovid took inspiration from the genre of metamorphosis poetry. Although some of the Metamorphoses derives from earlier treatment of the same myths, Ovid diverged significantly from all of his models.

The Metamorphoses is one of the most influential works in Western culture. It has inspired such authors as Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare. Numerous episodes from the poem have been depicted in works of sculpture, painting, and music, especially during the Renaissance. There was a resurgence of attention to Ovid's work near the end of the 20th century. The Metamorphoses continues to inspire and be retold through various media. Numerous English translations of the work have been made, the first by William Caxton in 1480.

Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. The Imperial scholar Quintilian considered him the last of the Latin love elegists. Although Ovid enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime, the emperor Augustus exiled him to Tomis, the capital of the newly organised province of Moesia, on the Black Sea, where he remained for the last nine or ten years of his life. Ovid himself attributed his banishment to a carmen et error ("poem and a mistake"), but his reluctance to disclose specifics has resulted in much speculation among scholars.

Ovid is most famous for the Metamorphoses, a continuous mythological narrative in fifteen books written in dactylic hexameters. He is also known for works in elegiac couplets such as Ars Amatoria ("The Art of Love") and Fasti. His poetry was much imitated during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and greatly influenced Western art and literature. The Metamorphoses remains one of the most important sources of classical mythology today.

Features

• Fully bound in genuine leather.
• 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.
• Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations.
• Sewn pages — not just glued like ordinary books.
• Printed end-pages and a satin-ribbon page marker.
• Printed and bound in the USA. Imported materials.
• Rigorous inspection at every stage ensures adherence to exacting standards.
• Superb craftsmanship and commitment to quality.
• Beautiful Illustrations
• Gilded Page Edges