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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520394852
ISBN-139780520394858
eBay Product ID (ePID)11060714949
Product Key Features
Book TitleOvid's Metamorphoses : a New Translation
Number of Pages680 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicClassics, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Linguistics / General
IllustratorYes
GenreLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Fiction
AuthorC. Luke Soucy, Ovid
Book SeriesWorld Literature in Translation Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2022-058898
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsFollowing in the path of Stephanie McCarter's translation, C. Luke Soucy's book, Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Translation , handles the most unsavory aspects of this work with brazen clarity. Soucy argues that 'Ovid's poem contains an incisive investigation into the abuse of power; it is a task of the translator not to occlude it.' Soucy takes this challenge head-on by making explicit what others have glossed., Soucy's version of the Metamorphoses which is dynamic, attractive, and up to date in every way--in its laudable close engagement with the latest critical Latin text, its focus on the politics of sex, race, and gender, and its lively presentation of Ovid to the latest generation of younger readers.
Dewey Decimal873.01
Table Of ContentContents List of Illustrations Introduction Translator's Note METAMORPHOSES Book 1 Prologue * The First Creation * The Ages of Man * The Gigantomachy * Lycaön * The Deluge * Deucalion and Pyrrha * The Second Creation: Python * Apollo and Daphne * Io, Part 1 * Argus: Pan and Syrinx * Io, Part 2 * Phaëthon, Part 1 Book 2 Phaëthon, Part 2 * The Heliads and Cygnus * Callisto * The Raven and the Crow * Ocyrhoë * Battus * The Envy of Aglauros * Europa Book 3 Cadmus and the Dragon's Teeth * Actaeon * Semele * Tiresias * Echo and Narcissus * Pentheus and Acoetes Book 4 The Daughters of Minyas, Part 1 * Pyramus and Thisbe * The Loves of the Sun * Hermaphroditus and Salmacis * The Daughters of Minyas, Part 2 * Athamas and Ino * Cadmus and Harmonia * Perseus, Atlas, and Andromeda * Perseus and Medusa Book 5 Perseus and Phineus * Proetus and Polydectes * Pyreneus and the Muses * The Pierides, Part 1 * The Rape of Proserpine * Arethusa * Lyncus and Triptolemus * The Pierides, Part 2 Book 6 Arachne and Minerva * Niobe * Latona and the Lycians * Marsyas * Pelops * Tereus, Procne, and Philomela * Boreas and Orithyia Book 7 Medea * Theseus * The War with Minos * The Myrmidons * Cephalus and Procris Book 8 Scylla and Nisus * The Minotaur * Daedalus * The Calydonian Hunt * Althaea and Meleäger * Achelous * Baucis and Philemon * Mestra and Erysichthon * Achelous and Hercules, Part 1 Book 9 Achelous and Hercules, Part 2 * The Death of Hercules * Lucina and Galanthis * Dryope and Lotus * Iolaus and Themis * Byblis and Caunus * Iphis and Ianthe Book 10 Orpheus and Eurydice * Cyparissus * Ganymede and Hyacinth * The Cerastae, the Propoetides, and Pygmalion * Myrrha * Venus and Adonis Book 11 The Death of Orpheus * Midas * Peleus and Thetis * Daedalion and Chione * The Wolf of Psamathe * Ceÿx and Alcyone * Aesacus Book 12 The Greeks at Aulis * The House of Rumor * Achilles and Cygnus * Caenis Becomes Caeneus * The Centauromachy * Hercules and Periclymenus * The Death of Achilles Book 13 The Judgment of Arms * The Sorrows of Hecuba * Memnon * The Daughters of Anius * Galatea, Acis, and Polyphemus * Scylla and Glaucus, Part 1 Book 14 Scylla and Glaucus, Part 2 * The Sibyl of Cumae * Polyphemus * Ulysses and Circe * Picus and Canens * The Crew of Diomedes * The Apotheosis of Aeneas * Pomona and Vertumnus * The Apotheoses of Romulus and Hersilie Book 15 Hercules and Croton * Pythagoras * Egeria and Hippolytus * Cipus * Aesculapius * The Apotheosis of Julius Caesar * Epilogue Commentary Appendix: Text and Translation Notes Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Glossary of Names and Places About the Translator
SynopsisThis 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. Soucy's powerful version breathes new life into Ovid's mythic world, where canonical power dynamics are challenged from below to drain heroes of their heroism, give victims their say, and reveal an earth holier than heaven. Incorporating the latest scholarship alongside annotations, illustrations, and glossary, this edition brings fresh insights to both returning and new readers.
LC Classification NumberPA6522.M2S68 2023
