- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Classic; Reprint edition (April 26 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140443606
- ISBN-13: 978-0140443608
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.2 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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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 the Author
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.
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We can reconstruct Ovid's life in more detail than that of any other Roman poet: a fortunate accident, since his life and his work are interrelated in a peculiarly complex fashion. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
We can reconstruct Ovid's life in more detail than that of any other Roman poet: a fortunate accident, since his life and his work are interrelated in a peculiarly complex fashion. Read the first page
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The Banned Poet,
By I ain't no porn writer (author, "Crippled Dreams") - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Penguin Classics Erotic Poems (Paperback)
Ovid was banished into exile for writing "Art of Love", which is included in this book. It's a sort of versified manual for getting girls and getting "laid" (or to put it more delicately, love-making), full of witty and wise insight. These long poems will stir up romantic feelings inside you. Very worth it. Recommended to readers of Sappho.David Rehak
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Love, Sex and Guns: A Summary of The Amores, by Ovid,
By April Sanchez (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Penguin Classics Erotic Poems (Paperback)
The Amores, by Publius Ovidius Naso, will leave your loins on fire and your heart as cold as ice. Coming from a time of Roman warriors and Greek gods, Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid, set the world and its many women on fire. With his mentions of charm and perfect bodies, he captures his audiences' hormones, as well as their imaginations. In The Amores, Ovid expresses sexual reminiscences of a woman named Corrina who may just as well be fictional. He tells us of her beautiful long hair and the body she possesses that is nothing short of perfect. Ovid shares with us his analysis of love as well as life.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Love, Sex and Guns: A Summary of The Amores, by Ovid,
By April Sanchez (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Penguin Classics Erotic Poems (Paperback)
The Amores, by Publius Ovidius Naso, will leave your loins on fire and your heart as cold as ice. Coming from a time of Roman warriors and Greek gods, Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid, set the world and its many women on fire. With his mentions of charm and perfect bodies, he captures his audiences' hormones, as well as their imaginations. In The Amores, Ovid expresses sexual reminiscences of a woman named Corrina who may just as well be fictional. He tells us of her beautiful long hair and the body she possesses that is nothing short of perfect. Ovid shares with us his analysis of love as well as life.
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