This lovely softcover edition of Oxford World's Classics is in fine condition with no marks or tears and shows absolutely minimal shelf wear. Metamorphoses is a narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, composed around 8 AD. It is considered one of Ovid's greatest works and a masterpiece of Latin literature. The poem is written in dactylic hexameter and consists of 15 books, detailing over 250 myths and legends drawn largely from Greek and Roman mythology. The unifying theme throughout the Metamorphoses is transformation, as nearly every story involves characters undergoing some kind of physical or symbolic change.