Customer Review: This is a lovely compendium of myths, legends, and flattery by arguably the best writer of the ancient world, and is considered one of the three canonical Roman poets, including Virgil and Horace. The Metamorphoses of Ovid are a huge undertaking, to have written, read, and translate. If one is... more info
Customer Review: Ovid's Metamorphoses is a classic account of that fundamental quality which permeates and overrides all phenomenal existence: change. Utilizing Classical mythological characters and stories (and changing some to suit his own style), Ovid weaves an intricate tale of change, transformation and ironic... more info
Customer Review: I ordered a copy of Aeneid of Virgil in good condition. The cover does not look exactly like the picture, but other than that, there were no marks on pages and book is in usable condition. Shipping was fast.
Customer Review: I found this book to be a great introduction to Cicero's works. This work does not contain any of his famous speeches but rather a few of the essays he composed while in exile in Tusculum. Thus though it is a good introduction to his works, it is certainly not representative of them. Cicero is... more info
Customer Review: Plutarch in his "Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans" written around 100 C.E., sheds new light on Greek and Roman history from their Bronze Age beginnings, shrouded in myth, down through Alexander and late Republican Rome. Plutarch is the lens that we use today to view the Greco-Roman past; his... more info
Customer Review: Publius Ovidius Naso was born in 43 B.C and died in 18 A.D.
He was banished for unknown reasons to Tomi, a barren place near the coast of the Black Sea. A few scholars believe that this was a literary hoax created by Ovid himself. It would enable him to write the 'Tristia' and 'Letters From... more info
Customer Review: Sheed's translation of this classic of Western and Christian culture is truly beautiful. He went beyond presenting an accurate translation; beyond a clear translation. He gave us a translation that is accurate, clear, and sonorous. The footnotes, introductions (one by famous Augustine scholar Peter... more info
Customer Review: This is easily my favorite Classic work of literature. Unlike many of the other classics, such as the Odyssey, Iliad, Aeneid, and others, this book kept my attention the entire time and I couldn't wait to finish. Robert Graves does a tremendous job of translating it into an easily readable version.
Customer Review: Ovid was banished into exile for writing "Art of Love", which is included in this book. It's a sort of versified manual for getting girls and getting "laid" (or to put it more delicately, love-making), full of witty and wise insight. These long poems will stir up romantic feelings inside you. Very... more info
Customer Review: It is what it is- another translation of Dante's Inferno. In my initial reading of the Inferno, I found that you need a large knowledge of the papacy around 1300 and more historic and mythological characters. I later found this translation, which I thought had an excellent section of end notes. It... more info
