A METAMORFOSE DE CILA: UMA TRADUÇÃO DO LIVRO VIII, v.1-151 DAS METAMORFOSES, DE OVÍDIO

Abstract

The current essay proposes a translation of verses 1 to 151 of Book VIII of Metamorphoses, by Publius Ovidius Naso, considered his magnum opus (masterpice). Taking into account the need to make explicit its production context and its particularities in terms of its form and theme, the first section of the essay, “Ovid and the Metamorphoses”, is dedicated to tracing relevant as- pects regarding author and work. On the other hand, the translation process led us to reflect on nuances and difficulties which permeate the act of translating. Therefore, in the second section, Cyril Aslanov's considerations are presented “Reflections on translating”, in his book Transla- tion as manipulation(2015) along with Umberto Eco's Saying almost the same thing (2007). In conclusion, we propose a translation in blank verse of the mentioned excerpt, after which we present some comments regarding the morphosyntax and semantics, raised by the comparison of the translation with the original text.