Author:Ovid,Madeleine Forey,Arthur Golding
Bringing together a series of ingeniously linked myths and legends, Ovid's deliciously witty and poignant Metamorphoses describes a magical world in which men and women are transformed - often by love - into flowers, trees, animals, stones and stars. First published in 1567, this landmark translation by Arthur Golding was the first major English edition of the epic, which includes such tales as the legend of Narcissus; the parable of Icarus; and the passion held by the witch-queen Circe for the great Aeneas. A compelling adaptation that used imagery familiar to English sixteenth-century society, it powerfully influenced Spenser, Shakespeare and the character of Elizabethan literature.
Like To Kill a Mockingbird rewritten from the viewpoint of Boo Radley
—— Scotland on SundaySupremely well imagined...Frequently brilliant and consistently unsettling, Summer of the Cicada will remain with you for quite a while
—— IndependentThe opening scene of Summer of the Cicada lodges itself in the mind and stays there until the final page... the ferocity of the violence, combined with the matter-of-fact way the scene unfolds, leaves an unforgettble impression... It is a measure of the artistry Will Napier brings to his first novel that the harrowing subject matter does not make for a depressing read
—— Sunday TelegraphBrilliantly disturbing
—— ScotsmanThe handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare
—— Evening StandardA handsome, collectable hardback edition
—— Lynne Truss, The TimesIn its evocation of place, or, more exactly, of places in time, the book is masterful
—— Geoff Dyer , The GuardianBeautifully written... darkly comic
—— David Lodge
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