Metamorphoses by Ovid

Metamorphoses

Ovid with Rolfe Humphries (Translator), Rolfe Humphries (Translator)

Metamorphoses

Ovid with Rolfe Humphries (Translator), Rolfe Humphries (Translator)

fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced

416 pages

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"The Metamorphoses of Ovid offers to the modern world such a key to the literary and religious culture of the ancients that it becomes an important event when at last a good poet comes up with a translation into English verse." —John Crowe RansomT...
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Summary of 3236 reviews

Moods

adventurous 66%
challenging 45%
informative 35%
reflective 33%
dark 22%
emotional 20%
funny 18%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 10%
sad 9%
tense 9%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 38%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Plot: 25% | Character: 20% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 22% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 5% | No: 1%

Average rating

4.03

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