Le Metamorfosi de Ovidio tradotte da Giov. Andrea Dell' Anguillara. ... Ornate di stampe litografiche. [The Metamorphoses of Ovid translated by John Andrea Dell 'Anguillara. ... Decorated with lithographic prints.]

Le Metamorfosi de Ovidio tradotte da Giov. Andrea Dell' Anguillara. ... Ornate di stampe litografiche. [The Metamorphoses of Ovid translated by John Andrea Dell 'Anguillara. ... Decorated with lithographic prints.] Italian Language

Author: Ovid, Giov. Andrea Dell' Anguillara

Folio (9.5" x 13.5") . 1840. Ovid, Giov. Andrea Dell' Anguillara. Napoli: Antonio Zezon. Half vellum with corners over red publisher's cloth. Spine with four gilt decorated raised bands, gilt author and title on gilt framed red leather to second compartment, gilt illustrator on git framed black leather to the fourth, fancy gilt borders and ornate gilt floral devices centered to each other compartment. Marbled slipcase with 4.5" split to upper right of case, repairable. Dampstain to upper quarter through first few signatures, affecting some plates. Overall a beautiful book.

From Wiki: Giovanni Andrea dell'Anguillara was an Italian poet. He was born in Sutri, in Lazio. He worked as a proof-reader. He translated Ovid's Metamorphoses in ottava rima, and wrote a tragedy Edippo.

From Wiki: The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōsēs, from Ancient Greek: μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his magnum opus. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar in a mythico-historical framework comprising over 250 myths, 15 books, and 11,995 lines.

Although it meets some of the criteria for an epic, the poem defies simple genre classification because of its varying themes and tones. Ovid took inspiration from the genre of metamorphosis poetry and some of the Metamorphoses derives from earlier treatment of the same myths; however, he diverged significantly from all of his models.

One of the most influential works in Western culture, the Metamorphoses has inspired such authors as Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare. Numerous episodes from the poem have been depicted in works of sculpture, painting, and music, especially during the Renaissance. There was a resurgence of attention to his work towards the end of the 20th century. Today the Metamorphoses continues to inspire and be retold through various media.

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