For this edition of the Metamorphoses R.J. Tarrant has freshly collated the oldest fragments
and manuscripts and has drawn more fully than previous editors on the twelfth-century
manuscripts the earliest extant witnesses to many potentially original readings. He has also
given more scope to conjecture than other recent editors and has been readier than his
predecessors to identify certain verses as interpolated. This edition will be indispensable for
future study of Ovid's greatest work.
