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544 pages • first pub 8 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781603843072
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hackett
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Ovid's Metamorphoses gains its ideal twenty-first-century herald in Stanley Lombardo's bracing translation of a wellspring of Western art and literature that is too often treated, even by poets, as a mere vehicle for the scores of myths it recasts...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,986 reviews
Moods
challenging 45%
informative 33%
dark 32%
reflective 32%
emotional 21%
funny 17%
mysterious 16%
tense 13%
sad 12%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 23% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | No: 19% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 22% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 8% | No: 5%Average rating
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Graphic
Rape, Incest, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror544 pages • first pub 8 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781603843072
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hackett
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Ovid's Metamorphoses gains its ideal twenty-first-century herald in Stanley Lombardo's bracing translation of a wellspring of Western art and literature that is too often treated, even by poets, as a mere vehicle for the scores of myths it recasts...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,986 reviews
Moods
challenging 45%
informative 33%
dark 32%
reflective 32%
emotional 21%
funny 17%
mysterious 16%
tense 13%
sad 12%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 23% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | No: 19% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 22% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 8% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Incest, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror