The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis
ISBN-10
1557427666
ISBN-13
9781557427663
Series
The Metamorphosis
Category
Alienation (Social psychology)
Pages
44
Language
English
Published
2009-09-12
Publisher
Millefleurs
Author
Franz Kafka

Description

A masterpiece of Western culture, this is the first attempt to link all the Greek myths in a cohesive whole to the Roman myths of Ovid's day. Horace Gregory, in this modern translation, turns his own poetic gifts toward a deft reconstruction of Ovid's ancient themes.

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