So easy to read that one may have to think twice to realize these tales are nearly 2000 years old." and admirably suited to its general purpose, the telling of a story." has the sound merits of directness, unpretentiousness and integrity. One of the most captivating books ever written, a whole library of love stories, murder stories, horror stories, fairy stories, and adventure stories.
Reed's annotated edition of Ovid's realistic, moving, and influential classic can now easily be adopted for classroom use, and it will also serve the curious who wish to know more about this unparalleled, captivating array of Roman mythology. So I say double thumbs up to Humphries and Reed. I, for one, felt I was able to pay attention to the stuff like never before. As for the translation as a whole, the main thing it's got going for it is clarity. They're the real thing, impossible to fake. About those I wanna say: jam a bookmark back there and read every single note. "Not too many 12,000-line translations from the '50s are still in print, let alone getting a brand new set of annotations. "So easy to read that one may have to think twice to realize these tales are nearly 2000 years old." – Washington Post"
"It is very much alive, fresh, racy, and above all, vivid.Humphries reproduces most successfully the speed and animation of Ovid's narrative, its modernity, its gaiety, and its tenderness." – Classical Review and admirably suited to its general purpose, the telling of a story." – New York Times ""One of the most captivating books ever written, a whole library of love stories, murder stories, horror stories, fairy stories, and adventure stories. The Story of Hercules, Nessus, and Deianira The Story of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela
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