Ovid's deliciously clever & exuberant epic Metamorphoses is a verse translation from the Latin by David Raeburn with an introduction by Denis Feeney in Penguin Classics Ovid's sensuous & witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation
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- where men & women find themselves magically changed into new & sometimes extraordinary beings Beginning with the creation of the world & ending with the deification of Augustus Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths & legends of Ancient Greece & Rome including Daedalus & Icarus Pyramus & Thisbe Pygmalion Perseus & Andromeda & the fall of Troy Erudite but light-hearted dramatic yet playful the Metamorphoses has influenced writers & artists throughout the centuries from Shakespeare & Titian to Picasso & Ted Hughes This lively accessible new translation by David Raeburn is in hexameter verse which brilliantly captures the energy & spontaneity of the original The edition contains an introduction discussing the life & work of Ovid as well as a preface to each book explanatory notes & an index of people gods & places Publius Ovidius Naso (43BC-18AD) was born at Sulmo (Sulmona) in central Italy Coming from a wealthy Roman family & seemingly destined for a career in politics he held some minor official posts before leaving public service to write becoming the most distinguished poet of his time His works all published in Penguin Classics include Amores a collection of short love poems; Heroides verse-letters written by mythological heroines to their lovers; Ars Amatoria a satirical handbook on love; & Metamorphoses his epic work on change If you enjoyed Metamorphoses you might like Homer's The Odyssey also available in Penguin Classics

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Ovid's epic poem-whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages-is one of the most important texts of Western imagination an inspiration from Dante's time to the present when writers such as Salman Rushdie & Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work The text is accompanied by a preface A Note on the Translation & detailed explanatory annotations Sources & Backgrounds

Includes:: Seneca's inspired commentary on Ovid Charles Martin's essay on the ways in which pantomimic dancing-an art form popular in Ovid's time-may have been the model for Metamorphoses as well as related works by Virgil Callimachus Hesiod & Lucretius among others From the enormous body of scholarly writing on Metamorphoses Charles Martin has chosen six major interpretations by Bernard Knox J R R Mackail Norman O Brown Italo Calvino Frederick Ahl & Diane Middlebrook A Glossary of Persons Places & Personifications in the Metamorphoses & a Chronology & Selected Bibliography are also included

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'I cannot make you understand I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me I cannot even explain it to myself' Featuring an ordinary man who wakes up to find himself turned into a giant cockroach Kafka's masterpiece of unease & black humour Metamorphosis is brought together here with the best of his short stories A new series of twenty distinctive unforgettable Penguin Classics in a beautiful new design & pocket-sized format with coloured jackets echoing Penguin's original covers ...

What makes a violinist become a policeman or a monk fall in love? How does someone lose eighteen stone in as many months? Or a follower of radical Islam turn his back on holy war? When can simply taking a new name usher in a new life? & how does a family adapt to the brain injury that changes their son or brother beyond recognition? These & other stories combine with a wealth of smart thinking from psychology philosophy literature & science as Polly Morland unravels the mysteries & the mechanisms of human change Most of us would like to change something about ourselves although all too often we feel that we can't Yet as this book shows change is not an event-it is a process at which we are more skilled than we realise a story we are already good at telling Exploring how some people harness the change that governs all our lives & then succeed in shaping it like master storytellers toward the happy ending of their choosing Polly Morland shows that change is possible for us all Appealing to that part of anyone that is stuck in a rut Metamorphosis is about how & why real people change & how the imagination can become the engine of our transformation too ...

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRLWELL One morning Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect His family is understandably perturbed & he finds himself an outsider in his own home In ' Metamorphosis' & the other famous stories included here Kafka explores the confusing nature of human experience with sly wit & compelling originality ...

A key anthology for students of English literature Metaphysical Poetry is a collection whose unique philosophical insights are some of the crowning achievements of Renaissance verse edited with an introduction & notes by Colin Burrow in Penguin Classics Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration & beyond Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress scientific discovery unrivalled exploration & deep religious uncertainty This compelling collection of the best & most enjoyable poems from the era

Includes:: tightly argued lyrics erotic & libertine considerations of love divine poems & elegies of lament by such great figures as John Donne George Herbert Andrew Marvell & John Milton alongside pieces from many other less well known but equally fascinating poets of the age such as Anne Bradstreet Katherine Philips & Thomas Traherne Widely varied in theme all are characterized by their use of startling metaphors imagery & language to express the uncertainty of an age & a profound desire for originality that was to prove deeply influential on later poets & in particular poets of the Modernist movement such as T S Eliot In his introduction Colin Burrow explores the nature of Metaphysical poetry its development across the seventeenth century & its influence on later poets &

Includes:: A Very Short History of Metaphysical Poetry from Donne to Rochester This edition also

Includes:: detailed notes a chronology & further reading Colin Burrow is Reader in Renaissance & Comparative Literature at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge He has edited Shakespeare's Sonnets for OUP & The Complete Works of Ben Jonson & is working on the Elizabethan volume of the Oxford English Literary History If you enjoyed Metaphysical Poetry you might like John Donne's Selected Poems also available in Penguin Classics





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Metaphysics A Contemporary Introduction is for students who have already completed an introductory philosophy course & need a fresh look at the central topics in the core subject of metaphysics It is essential reading for any student of the subject This Fourth Edition is revised & updated &

Includes:: two new chapters on (1) Parts & Wholes & (2) Metaphysical Indeterminacy or vagueness This new edition also keeps the user-friendly format the chapter overviews summarizing the main topics concrete examples to clarify difficult concepts annotated further reading at the end of each chapter endnotes & a full bibliography Topics addressed includethe problem of universalsthe nature of abstract entitiesthe problem of individuationthe nature of modalityidentity through timethe nature of timethe nature of parts & wholesthe problem of metaphysical indeterminacythe Realismanti-Realism debate Wherever possible Michael J Loux & Thomas M Crisp relate contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy As experienced teachers of philosophy & important contributors to recent debates Loux & Crisp are uniquely qualified to write this book

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Metaphysics An Introduction combines comprehensive coverage of the core elements of metaphysics with contemporary & lively debates within the subject It provides a rigorous & yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics connecting the abstract nature of metaphysics with the real world Topics covered include Basic logic for metaphysics An introduction to ontology Abstract objects Material objects Critiques of metaphysics Free will Time Modality Persistence Causation Social ontology the metaphysics of race This outstanding book not only equips the reader with a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of metaphysics but provides a valuable guide to contemporary metaphysics & metaphysicians Additional features such as exercises annotated further reading a glossary & a companion website wwwroutledgecomcwney will help students find their way around this subject & assist teachers in the classroom ...

Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy alongside ethics logic & epistemology It is also an area that continues to attract & hold a fascination for many people yet it is associated with being complex & abstract For some it is associated with the mystical or religious For others it is known through the metaphysical poets who talk of love & spirituality This Very Short Introduction goes right to the heart of the matter getting to the basic & most important questions of metaphysical thought in order to understand the theory What are objects? Do colours & shapes have some form of existence? What is it for one thing to cause another rather than just being associated with it? What is possible? Does time pass? By using these questions to initiate thought about the basic issues around substance properties changes causes possibilities time personal identity nothingness & emergentism Stephen Mumford provides a clear & simple path through this analytical tradition at the core of philosophical thought ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...