Tales from Ovid: Twenty-Four Passages from the "Metamorphoses" by Ted Hughes (En

Description: Tales from Ovid by Ted Hughes Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description An adaptation of Ted Hughess "Tales from Ovid" for the stage. Publisher Description Ted Hughess remarkable sequence of twenty-four tales from Ovids Metamorphoses won the Whitbread Book of the Year in 1997 and was celebrated in The Times by Michael Hofmann as one of the great works of the century. Tim Supple and Simon Reade have taken ten tales from Hughess version of the greatest poem of classical inspiration and transformed them for the stage. Erotic, elegant, violent and magical, this dramatisation of Tales from Ovid realises the immense power of Hughess original text, which is already recognised as a literary landmark. Author Biography Ted Hughes was born on 17 August 1930 in Mytholmroyd, a small mill town in West Yorkshire. His father made portable wooden buildings. The family moved to Mexborough, a coal-mining town in South Yorkshire, when Hughes was seven. His parents took over a newsagent and tobacconist shop, and eventually he went to the local grammar school.In 1948 Hughes won an Open Exhibition to Pembroke College, Cambridge. Before going there, he served two years National Service in the Royal Air Force. Between leaving Cambridge and becoming a teacher, he worked at various jobs, finally as a script-reader for Rank at their Pinewood Studios.In 1956 Hughes married the American poet Sylvia Plath, who died in 1963, and they had two children. He remarried in 1970. He was awarded the OBE in 1977, created Poet Laureate in December 1984 and appointed to the Order of Merit in 1998. He died in October 1998.Ted Hughess first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published by Fabe Details ISBN 057120225X ISBN-13 9780571202256 Title Tales from Ovid Author Ted Hughes Format Paperback Year 1999 Pages 144 Edition Main Publisher Faber & Faber GE_Item_ID:587521; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Location: Calgary, Alberta

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ISBN-13: 9780571202256

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Book Title: Tales from Ovid

Number of Pages: 144 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Faber & Faber, Incorporated

Topic: Screenplays, General

Publication Year: 2000

Item Height: 0.4 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Performing Arts, Poetry

Item Weight: 4.9 Oz

Item Length: 7.6 in

Author: Simon Reade, Tim Supple, Ted Hughes

Item Width: 5 in

Format: Uk-B Format Paperback