AbbĂ© Banier. MĂ©tamorphoses dâOvide.en trois volumes
AbbĂ© Banier. MĂ©tamorphoses dâOvide.en trois volumes Ă©ditĂ©s tome 1 Paris, Savoye, Tomes II et III- Paris, Piget. collation: 421 pages, 422 pages, 377 pages, leather bindings of the time slightly different for volume 1 compared to volume 2 and 3 (see photos, different publishers) dented corners, bindings rubbed, foxing but all in good condition. format: 17 cm x 10,5 cm enriched with 10 intaglio figuresAntoine Banier, born in Dallet in Auvergne in and died in Paris in , is a man of the Church, mythograph and French translator the Abbot Banier is known for his translation of the Metamorphoses of Ovid, who was long popular for his research on the fables of ancient Greek and Latin. Originally published in , then repeatedly revised and increased, his great work of historical interpretation of mythology is strongly pronounced of evhemerism and hardly referred today, but he was greeted at the time with a lot of favour and served as an introduction to the ancient world to many generations of readers. Ovide is a Latin poet who lived during the rise of the Roman Empire. His best-known works are the Art of love and the Metamorphoses. At the age of eighteen, his father allows him to go travelling to Athens, journey that mark and will exert an influence on his works, especially Metamorphoses. Read More