Project Gutenberg 2009-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 407 Ovid -43 17 Ovidius Naso, Publius Nasón, Publio Ovidio Nason, Publio Ovidio Howard, J. J. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Produced by Michael Roe, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English Blank Verse Vols. I & II" translated by J.J. Howard is a poetic epic translation of Ovid's classic work, likely written in the early 19th century. This ambitious collection explores themes of transformation and mythological tales, encapsulating the divine interactions and events that change characters and the world around them. With numerous transformations at its core, it reflects on human nature, love, and the whims of the gods. At the start of this translation, the narrative unfolds with Ovid invoking the muses to aid him in telling the tales of transformation from the chaotic origins of the universe through the ages of mankind. The text describes the creation of the world and the subsequent ages—golden, silver, bronze, and iron—each marked by a decline in morality and virtue. As the narrative progresses, it introduces pivotal characters and events, such as Deucalion and Pyrrha's survival of a great flood and the birth of various mythological figures, setting the stage for the richly woven tales of love and tragedy that follow. Through lush imagery and rhythmic verse, the opening captures the epic's essence as a tapestry of myth intertwined with the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Classical literature Latin poetry -- Translations into English Fables, Latin -- Translations into English Metamorphosis -- Mythology -- Poetry Mythology, Classical -- Poetry PA Text Best Books Ever Listings Poetry Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 874241 2025-06-12T03:36:06.860000 text/html 915175 2020-06-06T12:10:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 440228 2020-06-06T12:12:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 562296 2025-06-12T03:37:38.846052 application/epub+zip 567875 2025-06-12T03:36:48.146811 application/epub+zip 419543 2025-06-12T03:36:28.215919 application/epub+zip 1020725 2025-06-12T03:37:47.626044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914937 2025-06-12T03:37:02.005718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565639 2022-09-13T10:16:24.511170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782538 2025-06-12T03:36:03.953046 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 782368 2009-04-27T12:58:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 313279 2009-04-27T14:42:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 764566 2009-04-27T14:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 310547 2009-04-27T14:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 765030 2009-04-27T14:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310222 2009-04-27T14:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24348 2025-06-12T03:37:47.831002 application/rdf+xml 24902 2025-06-12T03:36:28.962004 image/jpeg 4578 2025-06-12T03:36:28.586979 image/jpeg 539143 2025-06-12T03:36:06.945013 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia