World by Christoph Ransmayr (1997) Polaroid Stories by Naomi Iizuka, a retelling of Metamorphoses, with urchins and drug addicts as the gods. (1994) After Ovid: New Metamorphoses edited by Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun is an anthology of contemporary poetry envisioning Ovid's Metamorphoses (1997) Tales from Ovid by Ted Hughes is a modern poetic translation of twenty four passages from Metamorphoses (2000) Ovid Metamorphosed edited by Phil Terry, a short story collection retelling several of Ovid's fables (2002) An adaptation of Metamorphoses of the same name by Mary Zimmerman was performed at the Circle in the Square Theatre (2006) Patricia Barber's song cycle, Mythologies (2008) Tristes Pontiques, translated from Latin by Marie Darrieussecq (2011) A stage adaptation of Metamorphoses by Peter Bramley, entitled Ovid's Metamorphoses was performed by Pants on Fire, presented by the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation at the Flea Theater in New York City and toured the United Kingdom (2012) "The Song of Phaethon", a post-rock/musique concrète song written and performed by Ian Crause (former leader of Disco Inferno) in Greek epic style, based on a Metamorphoses tale (as recounted in Hughes' Tales from Ovid) and drawing parallels between mythology and current affairs (2013) Clare Pollard, Ovid's Heroines (Bloodaxe), new poetic version of Heroides Gallery See also Cultural influence of Metamorphoses List of characters in Metamorphoses Metamorphoses (2014 film) Ovid Prize Prosody (Latin) Sabinus (Ovid) Sexuality in ancient Rome Tragedy in Ovid's Metamorphoses Notes a. The cognomen Naso means "the one with the nose" (i.e. "Bignose"). Ovid habitually refers to himself by his nickname in his poetry because the Latin name Ovidius does not fit into elegiac metre. b. It was a pivotal year in the history of Rome. A year before Ovid's birth, the murder of Julius Caesar took place, an event that precipitated the end of the republican regime. After Caesar's death, a series of civil wars and alliances followed (See Roman civil wars), until the victory of Caesar's nephew, Octavius (later called Augustus) over Mark Antony (leading supporter of Caesar), from which arose a new political order. c. Fasti is, in fact, unfinished. Metamorphoses was already completed in the year of exile, missing only the final revision. In exile, Ovid said he never gave a final review on the poem. d. Ovid cites Scythia in I 64, II 224, V 649, VII 407, VIII 788, XV 285, 359, 460, and others. References Editions McKeown, J.