I have heard the Roman Poet Ovid mentioned while I was a student at McGill University. I believe that the Metamorphoses is probably his finest work. And that he is up there in the ranks with all the great Roman Poets.
I have read part of the book preview recently. I feel that it is similar to something like on the western shore. I also believe that the work is a book poem in several volumes. And that as well as he can be compared to all of the great Roman Poets, he can be compared to the Ancient Greek and Latin Poets.