The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, Entytuled Metamorphosis

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{{Tr|Arthur Golding}} The translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses that Shakespeare used, and that influenced his writing. The first translation of The Metamorphoses directly from Latin to English, and the first reasonably available English edition of that work. Preceded in 1565 by a publication of the translation of the first 4 books.

• Long title: "The XV bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, translated oute of Latin into English meeter, by Arthur Golding Gentleman, a worke very pleasaunt and delectable."
• "Imprinted at London by Willyam Seres dwelling at the west end of Paules church, at the signe of the Hedgehogge."
• "A revised edition appeared in 1575 and there were further editions in 1587, 1603 and 1612." (Wikipedia)