1875 Les Métamorphoses Ovid Transformations Greek Roman Mythology Poetry Verse
by Ovid
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Les Métamorphoses Publius Ovidius Naso (Transformations) – In French language.
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6th Edition Paris, Garnier Frères, 1875.
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Pp: XIV + 619 + |4| Size: 18 x 12 cm.
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Most ambitious and popular work of one of the greatest Latin poets, Ovid. The Metamorphose consists of a 15-book catalog written in dactylic hexameter about transformations in Greek and Roman mythology set within a loose mytho-historical framework. Within an extent of nearly 12,000 verses, almost 250 different myths are mentioned. Each myth is set outdoors where the mortals are often vulnerable to external influences.
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Binding: Original quarter leather binding. Giltstamped spine cover, slightly bumped edges. Condition: Signs of renewing between Pp. 612 and Pp. 613. Very good condition otherwise, clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Sigedon LTD (SC)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30487
- Title
- 1875 Les Métamorphoses Ovid Transformations Greek Roman Mythology Poetry Verse
- Author
- Ovid
- Format/Binding
- Original quarter leather binding. Giltstamped spine cover, slightly bumped edges.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garnier Frères
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1875
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ovid, Greek, The Metamorphose, Ancient, Poetry, Verse
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- First editions;
- Size
- Duodecimno
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