{"product_id":"9781841593586-the-metamorphoses","title":"The Metamorphoses","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOvid’s sequence of fifteen witty and playful poems sketches the history of the world from its creation to the poet’s own time through a series of transformation myths in which gods and goddesses succumb to all-too-human passions, not least in the matter of love.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the founding texts of Western literature, the \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e is nevertheless anything but earnest or off-putting. Ovid’s sequence of fifteen witty and playful poems sketches the history of the world from its creation to the poet’s own time through a series of transformation myths in which gods and goddesses succumb to all-too-human passions, not least in the matter of love. Frequently translated, imitated and paraphrased.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449953562998,"sku":"9781841593586","price":16.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32398810.jpg?v=1760446951","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781841593586-the-metamorphoses","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}