Influential mythological narrative poem by Roman poet Ovid
This article is about the poem by Ovid. For other uses, see Metamorphoses (disambiguation).
Metamorphoses
by Ovid
Page from the edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses published by Lucantonio Giunti in Venice, 1497
Original title
Metamorphoses
First published in
8 CE
Language
Latin
Genre(s)
Narrative poetry, epic, elegy, tragedy, pastoral (see Contents)
Meter
Dactylic hexameter
Publication date
1471
Published in English
1480; 544 years ago (1480)
Media type
Manuscript
Lines
11,995
Full text
Metamorphoses at Wikisource
Title page of 1556 edition published by Joannes Gryphius (decorative border added subsequently). Hayden White Rare Book Collection, University of California, Santa Cruz.[1]
The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōsēs, from Ancient Greek: μεταμορφώσεις: "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.[2]
^"The Hayden White Rare Book Collection". University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^More, Brookes. Commentary by Wilmon Brewer. Ovid's Metamorphoses (Translation), pp. 353–86, Marshall Jones Company, Francestown, New Hampshire, revised edition, 1978. ISBN 978-0-8338-0184-5, LCCN 77-20716.
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