Ovid's Metamorphoses: An Introduction to the Basic Aspects

G. Karl Galinsky

Published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1975

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G. Karl Galinsky. Ovid's Metamorphoses: An Introduction to the Basic Aspects. Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1975. Hardcover with jacket. Condition: fine/fine. Cover has minor shelf wear head of spine; corners sharp. Jacket shows very little wear; spine sunned; not price-clipped. Octavo; xii+285 pp. Olive cloth cover; gilt lettering on spine. Jacket illustrated with painting of Cephalus and Aurora by Nicolas Poussin. One b/w glossy plate with wall painting from the House of Livia. Each chapter includes notes and bibliography. At back of text are General Index and Index of Passages. Clean, bright copy; no markings. *** From jacket notes: "The main purpose of this book is to provide an introduction, in the form of a literary study, both to the major aspects of the Metamorphoses and to Ovid's basic aims in the poem." Karl Galinsky was professor of Classics at University of Texas Austin from 1966 to 2019.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ovid's Metamorphoses: An Introduction to the Basic Aspects
• Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Latin Literature
  • Western Civilization
  • Classical Studies