Metamorphoses The ''Metamorphoses'' (, , ) is a Latin Narrative poetry, narrative poem from 8 Common Era, CE by the Ancient Rome, Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his ''Masterpiece, magnum opus''. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its Cre ...

'' is a themed work of poetry composed by Ovid. Metamorphoses, the plural of

metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and different ...

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Cinema

* ''Metamorphoses'' (1912 film), directed by

Segundo de Chomón Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (also Chomont or Chaumont ; 17 October 1871 – 2 May 1929) was a pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He produced many short films in France while working for Pathé, Pat ...

* ''Métamorphoses'' (1946 film), directed by

Charles Dekeukeleire Charles Dekeukeleire (27 February 1905 – 2 June 1971) was a Belgian film director. He pioneered modern Belgian film with Henri Storck. He was inspired by French avant-garde cinema, particularly the works of Germaine Dulac. Biography Dekeuke ...

* ''Metamorphoses'' (1978 film), a 1978 anime film produced by Sanrio * ''Métamorphoses'' (2014 film), directed by Christophe Honoré

Music

* ''Métamorphoses'' (album), a 2000 album by Jean-Michel Jarre * ''

Six Metamorphoses after Ovid ''Six Metamorphoses after Ovid'' (Op. 49) is a piece of programme music for solo oboe written by English composer Benjamin Britten in 1951. History The piece was inspired by Ovid's ''Metamorphoses''. It is dedicated to oboist Joy Boughton, da ...

'', a piece for solo oboe by Benjamin Britten * ''

Metamorphosen ''Metamorphosen'', study for 23 solo strings (TrV 290, AV 142) is a composition by Richard Strauss for ten violins, five violas, five cellos, and three double basses, typically lasting 25 to 30 minutes. It was composed during the closing months ...

'', a work for 23 solo strings in 1945 by Richard Strauss

Literature

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The Golden Ass The ''Metamorphoses'' of Apuleius, which Augustine of Hippo referred to as ''The Golden Ass'' (Latin: ''Asinus aureus''), is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel is Lucius. At the end of ...

'', by Lucius Apuleius where the narrator is transformed into a donkey, also known as ''The Metamorphoses of Apuleius'' * ''Metamorphoses'' (play), by Mary Zimmerman based on Ovid's work * ''Metamorphoses'', by

Antoninus Liberalis Antoninus Liberalis () was an Ancient Greek grammarian who probably flourished between the second and third centuries AD. He is known as the author of ''The Metamorphoses'', a collection of tales that offers new variants of already familiar myths ...

Other uses

* ''Metamorphoses'' (TV series), a Brazilian telenovela television series starring

Paolla Oliveira Caroline Paola Oliveira da Silva (born 14 April 1982), known professionally as Paolla Oliveira, is a Brazilian actress. Biography Paolla Oliveira was born in São Paulo. Her father is a retired military police Military police (MP) are ...

* ''Ovid's Metamorphoses'' (sculpture), a 1889 sculpture by Auguste Rodin * ''Metamorphoses'', 1952 ballet choreographed by

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...

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