Ovid’s Metamorphoses: A New Translation"Ovid's Metamorphoses is the original source for classical mythology. Combining the best-known versions of tales from Icarus to Medusa, Ovid's epic compendium of Greco-Roman legend has exerted an influence on European art and culture rivaled only by the Bible. Yet despite it being the magnum opus of Rome's cleverest and most creative poet, centuries of conservative translators have robbed the poem of its subversive force as a book-length exploration of power, where heroes are drained of their heroism, victims are given their say, and the earth is always holier than heaven. Coming at a political moment singularly resonant with Ovid's sympathy toward the oppressed, this boldly poetic translation matches Ovid's style while incorporating the latest scholarship on a work equal parts canonical and revisionist. Complete with annotations, glossary, and illustrations, this edition will bring fresh insights to both returning readers and those encountering the poem for the first time"-- |
Contents
List of Illustrations xiii | 1 |
Translators Note 21 | 21 |
39 | 59 |
Phaëthon Part 2 The Heliads and Cygnus Callisto The Raven | 111 |
Book 5 | 138 |
Book 6 | 158 |
Arachne and Minerva Niobe Latona and the Lycians Marsyas | 180 |
Medea Theseus The War with Minos The Myrmidons Cephalus | 198 |
Book 12 | 300 |
The Greeks at Aulis The House of Rumor Achilles and Cygnus | 316 |
The Judgment of Arms The Sorrows of Hecuba Memnon | 345 |
Book 14 | 348 |
Scylla and Glaucus Part 2 The Sibyl of Cumae Polyphemus Ulysses | 370 |
Commentary | 401 |
Text and Translation Notes | 535 |
Acknowledgments | 585 |
Book 9 | 232 |
Acheloüs and Hercules Part 2 The Death of Hercules Lucina | 250 |
Book 11 | 277 |
About the Translator | 663 |
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