Expert: Maria - 11/5/2009

Question
Dear Maria, I wish to read ovid's metamorphoses in english but find many translations.  Would you please recommend one you find superior?  Many thanks, Marie Panagiotakos,USA

Answer
Hello,

the best English translations of Ovid’s Metamorphoses are the following two volumes published by Harvard University Press in the Loeb Classical Library, a series of books which presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin Literature:

-Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Books 1-8 (Loeb Classical Library)
Frank Justus Miller (Translator), G. P. Goold (Revised by)

-Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Books 9-15 (Loeb Classical Library)
Frank Justus Miller (Translator), G. P. Goold (Revised by)


Moreover, I can suggest some websites where you can find an online translation:

http://classics.mit.edu/Ovid/metam.html
http://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/Ovhome.htm
http://old.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Ov.+Met.+1.1

Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Maria