The Metamorphoses of Ovid (Translated by William Caxton. Vol. I)

1968

Special Collections PA6522 M2 C3 1968

New York: G. Braziller in association with Magdalene College, Cambridge

Famous Abruzzo people include Latin poet Sallust (1st century BC; L’Aquila), painter Pompeo Cesura (d.1571; L’Aquila), writer Gabriele D’Annunzio (d. 1938; Pescara), philosopher Benedetto Croce (d.1952; Pescasseroli), and for Vespa scooter lovers, General Corradino D’Ascanio (d.1981; Popoli, Pescara). One other important son was Ovid, born in 43BC in Sulmona. A bronze statue commemorates him in Piazza XX Settembre, one of the city’s main squares. This is a facsimile copy of his Metamorphoses, translated by English printer William Caxton. The original translation, which survives only in a single manuscript, is now in Magdalene College, Cambridge.