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Metamorphoses: A New Translation by Charles Martin Metamorphoses: A New Translation by Charles Martin
by Publius Ovidius Naso
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The translation flows really well, but after Books 1&2 I'm afraid I started to lose interest. I might have to skip over some of the more superfluous myths in the middle so that I can get to some of the Homeric stuff. After awhile Jove's rapes & Juno's punishing of his victims is just not that interesting anymore, and stories about the origins of different flowers and trees and natural phenomena aren't very exciting.
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