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The Erotic Poems Ovid

The Erotic Poems By Ovid

The Erotic Poems by Ovid


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Summary

A collection of Ovid's poems that deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. It features poems such as Amores and Cures for Love.

The Erotic Poems Summary

The Erotic Poems by Ovid

This collection of Ovid's poems deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. In the Amores, Ovid addresses himself in a series of elegies to Corinna, his beautiful, elusive mistress. The intimate and vulnerable nature of the poet revealed in these early poems vanishes in the notorious Art of Love, in which he provides a knowing and witty guide to sexual conquest - a work whose alleged obscenity led to Ovid's banishment from Rome in AD 8. This volume also includes the Cures for Love, with instructions on how to terminate a love affair, and On Facial Treatment for Ladies, an incomplete poem on the art of cosmetics.

About Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso was born in 43 BC at Sumo in Central Italy. He was expelled from Rome by the emperor Augustus in AD 8 for some unknown offence. He published poetry throughout his life.

Peter Green is the Dougherty Centennial Professor of Classics in the University of Texas, Austin. He has translated Ovid and Juvenal for the Penguin Classics.

Table of Contents

The Erotic PoemsList of Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction

The Amores
The Art of Love
Cures for Love
On Facial Treatment for Ladies

Notes and References
Select Reading List

Additional information

GOR012332063
9780140443608
B00DDMY4RW
The Erotic Poems by Ovid
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
19821125
464
N/A
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