by Ovide, Françoise Rachmühl · Flammarion jeunesse · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081242111
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«16 métamorphoses d'Ovide» is the young-adult adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses by Françoise Rachmuhl, published by Flammarion jeunesse in paperback (159 pages, in French).
A collection of sixteen tales inspired by Ovid's epic poem, bringing Roman mythology closer to young readers. Among the stories are Narcissus's love for his own reflection, the exploits of Perseus, the statue brought to life by Pygmalion, and the misfortunes of King Midas, in a world of gods, heroes, and astonishing transformations.
The work belongs to the Flammarion Jeunesse Poche collection; the edition includes illustrations by Fred Sochard. Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12, with recommended reading from age 11.
Designed for children and young people approaching the classics of classical mythology for the first time, as well as for French-language readers who want to discover adapted versions of Ovid.
Publius Ovidius Naso, known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. The Imperial scholar Quintilian considered him the last of the Latin love elegists. Although Ovid enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime, the emperor Augustus exiled him to Tomis, the capital of the newly organised province of Moesia, on the Black Sea, where he remained for the last nine or ten years of his life. Ovid himself attributed his banishment to a carmen et error, but his reluctance to disclose specifics has resulted in much speculation among scholars.
