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Best Translation of Ovid's "Metamorphosis"

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Jmpjmpleeds · 08/08/2026 22:24

I looked at the current Penguin edition by David Raeburn - don't know how accurate it is, but it reads very awkwardly in English...

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UrOutdoors · 09/08/2026 07:02

I’ve got the Melville translation and I really like it. However, I’m not a Latin scholar so I can’t comment on the accuracy of the translation..

Dappy777 · 10/08/2026 17:41

I've always meant to read Ted Hughes' Tales from Ovid

Classicist19 · 10/08/2026 23:18

I recommend Stephanie McCarter's translation. It's accurate and readable, with a good sense of Ovid's wit and playfulness, which can often get a bit lost in translations. There are also good explanatory notes.

AtomHeartMotherOfGod · 10/08/2026 23:27

I read the Arthur Golding translation and really enjoyed it. The Penguin Classics version with Daphne turning into a laurel tree on it.

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