Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Translation

"Such [an] impressive, virtuosically skillful translation of metrical ancient poetry."-Emily Wilson

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...