{"product_id":"metamorphoses-by-ovid-9780141394619","title":"Metamorphoses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e by Ovid is a deliciously clever and exuberant epic, presented in a gorgeous new clothbound edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOvid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation—often as a result of love or lust—where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eErudite but light-hearted, dramatic yet playful, \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e has influenced writers and artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare and Titian to Picasso and Ted Hughes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46501958910188,"sku":"9780141394619","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8748173482238.jpg?v=1748606646","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/metamorphoses-by-ovid-9780141394619","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}