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Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Translation

✍ Scribed by C. Luke Soucy

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
Tongue
English
Leaves
679
Series
World Literature in Translation
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

Innovative and timely, this fresh translation revives the politics and power at play in classical mythology’s foremost source.

Centuries of conservative translators have robbed the Metamorphoses of its subversive force. In this boldly lyrical translation, C. Luke Soucy revives the magnum opus of Rome’s most clever and creative poet, faithfully matching the epic’s wit and style while confronting the sexuality, violence, and politics so many previous translations have glossed over.

At a time when the poem’s sympathy for the oppressed resonates more than ever, Soucy’s powerful and empowering new version breathes fresh life into Ovid’s mythic world, challenging canonical power dynamics from below until heroes are drained of their heroism, victims are given their say, and the earth is always holier than heaven. Incorporating the latest scholarship on the Metamorphoses alongside annotations, glossary, and illustrations, this edition will bring fresh insights to both returning readers and those encountering the poem for the first time.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Translator’s Note
Metamorphoses
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Book 9
Book 10
Book 11
Book 12
Book 13
Book 14
Book 15
Commentary
Appendix: Text and Translation Notes
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Glossary of Names and Places
About the Translator

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