Stephanie McCarter
Associate Professor of Classical Languages, University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee
Stephanie McCarter is a Classics professor at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Her translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses into iambic pentameter has just been published by Penguin Classics.
Written by Stephanie McCarter
Stories and literature
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Ovid’s tales of mutual love show he was more than a poet of rape
Ovid’s epic poem explores two sides of the Roman idea of love: one led by violence and domination, the other by mutual desire
by Stephanie McCarter
Friendship
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Horace’s lyrics of friendship offer hope to our troubled world
In the poetics of Horace, friendship is the best way to seek the good life even in the midst of crises beyond our control
by Stephanie McCarter