Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Translation - Paperback
by C. Luke Soucy, Ovid
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Availability:In StockContributor:C. Luke Soucy, OvidSeries:World Literature in TranslationPublish date:2023-11-07Pages:680
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520394858ISBN-10:520394852UPC:9780520394858Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Historical, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyBook Topic:AncientSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCQ6QVMAC4
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. 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520394858ISBN-10:520394852UPC:9780520394858Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Historical, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyBook Topic:AncientSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCQ6QVMAC4
C. Luke Soucy is a translator, poet, and vocal Minnesota native. In addition to literary translation, he has worked in regional theatre, in a chromatography lab, and as a university bureaucrat. Soucy is a 2019 graduate of Princeton University, where he received the E. E. Cummings Society Prize of the Academy of American Poets.
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