Ovid was born on this day in 43 BC. The excerpt below is from Tales From Ovid, Ted Hughes’s highly-praised 1997 translation. He lay, like a fallen garden statue, Gaze fixed on his image in the water, Comparing it to Bacchus or Apollo, Falling deeper and deeper in love With what so many had loved so hopelessly. Not recognizing himself He wanted only himself. He had chosen From all the faces he had ever seen Only his own. He was himself The torturer who now began his torture....
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:21:11 +0000
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