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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV — Ovid

The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV

Ovid

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 324 pages

This is Henry T. Riley's English prose translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Books VIII–XV. The original is a narrative poem retelling Greek and Roman myths of transformation, including Daedalus and Icarus, Baucis and Philemon, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Pygmalion. It is worth hearing for its vivid storytelling and lasting influence.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. METAMORPHOSES
  2. OVID.
  3. INTRODUCTION.
  4. A SYNOPTICAL VIEW
  5. THE METAMORPHOSES.
  6. BOOK THE EIGHTH.
  7. BOOK THE NINTH.
  8. BOOK THE TENTH.
  9. BOOK THE ELEVENTH.
  10. BOOK THE TWELFTH.
  11. BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.
  12. BOOK THE FOURTEENTH.
  13. BOOK THE FIFTEENTH.
  14. THE END.
  15. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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