Ebook {Epub PDF} The Erotic Poems by Ovid

Penguin's The Erotic Poems is a joyous and informative read. Try as though you might to remain true to loftier ideals, Ovid's allure will mercilessly seduce you with wanton abandonment. Try as though you might to remain true to loftier ideals, Ovid's allure will mercilessly seduce you with wanton abandonment. The erotic poems by Ovid. Publication date Topics Ovid, 43 B.C or 18 A.D. -- Translations into English, Erotic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English, Didactic poetry. Ovid's Erotic Poems: "Amores" and "Ars Amatoria" Ovid The most sophisticated and daring poetic ironist of the early Roman Empire, Publius Ovidius Naso, is perhaps best known for his oft-imitated.

The Erotic Poems Quiz Ovid This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Erotic Poems. Ovid is a poet from Italy born in 43 BC and this is a collection of his erotic poetry. This text covers The Amores, The art of love, Cures for love and facial treatment for ladies. Though I did find some of the material interesting; however, the style and content became somewhat tedious and boring. The Erotic Poems. by Ovid. Thanks for Sharing! You submitted the following rating and review. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. 1. Ratings. by on October 2, OK, close 0. 0. Write your review. eBook Details. Penguin Books Ltd Release Date: Ap; Imprint.

Penguin's The Erotic Poems gives us a glimpse of this forbidden but delicious fruit. Having outlined Ovid's life and style elsewhere, I will not repeat myself superfluously here. Rather, the aim of this review will be to convey a sampling of Ovid's poetry, and in particular why the Penguin edition is an excellent start for the neophyte to. Ovid's Erotic Poems offers a modern English translation of the Amores and Ars Amatoria that retains the irreverent wit and verve of the original. Award-winning poet Len Krisak captures the music of Ovid's richly textured Latin meters through rhyming couplets that render the verse as playful and agile as it was meant to be. 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.