<DIV>This is<br/> the first separate edition of Metamorphoses XI since that of G. A. T. Davies<br/> in 1907. While Davies' edition is incomplete (it omits certain lines) and his<br/> commentary is mainly concerned with philological matter, this new edition<br/> gives a complete text and the notes are designed to assist appreciation of<br/> Ovid's literary qualities. The introduction seeks to define Ovid's literary<br/> originality in the Metamorphoses and analyses his considerable influence upon<br/> English literature. The appendix provides an opportunity for comparative<br/> literary criticism. Book XI contains<br/> some of Ovid's best descriptive passages and offers the student an admirable<br/> introduction to the Metamorphoses.</div>