Ovid, Amores (Book 1)

Ovid, Amores (Book 1) /

"From Catullus to Horace, the tradition of Latin erotic poetry produced works of literature which are still read throughout the world. Ovid's Amores, written in the first century BC, is arguably the best-known and most popular collection in this tradition. Born in 43 BC, Ovid was educated...

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Main Authors: Turpin, William, 1952- (Author), Huelsenbeck, Bart (Author), Mulligan, Bret (Author), Francese, Christopher (Author), Miller, Joanne (Author)
Other Authors: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Latin
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2016]
Series:Classics textbooks ; v. 6.
Subjects:
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Amores.
Amores (Ovid)
Love poetry, Latin > Translations into English.
Erotic poetry, Latin > Translations into English.
Classical texts New.
Language.
linguistics.
Literature and literary studies.
Poetry by individual poets.
Poetry.
Translation and interpretation.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
Love poetry, Latin
Erotic poetry, Latin
rome.
commentary.
erotic poetry.
amores.
vocabulary.
ovid.
latin literature.
notes.
Poetry
poetry.
Love poetry
Erotic poetry
Translations
Textbooks
Love poetry.
Erotic poetry.
Textbooks.
Poésie d'amour.
Poésie érotique.
Poésie.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. The Life of Ovid
  • 2. The Amores
  • 3. The Manuscript Tradition of Ovid's Amores / by Bart Huelsenbeck, with the assistance of Dan Plekhov
  • 4. Select Bibliography
  • 5. Scansion
  • Prosody
  • Elision
  • The elegiac couplet
  • Reading aloud
  • 6. Epigram: preface from the author
  • Notes on the Epigram
  • 7. Amores 1.1: Ovid finds his muse
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores1.1
  • Notes
  • 8. Amores 1.2: Conquered by Cupid
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.2
  • Notes
  • 9. Amores 1.3: Just give me a chance
  • Suggested reading Amores 1.3
  • Notes
  • 10. Amores 1.4: Secret signs
  • Appendix: the vir
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.4
  • Notes
  • 11. Amores 1.5: The siesta
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.5
  • Notes
  • 12. Amores 1.6: On the doorstep
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.6
  • Notes
  • 13. Amores 1.7: Violence and love
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.7
  • Notes
  • 14. Amores 1.8: The bad influence
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.8
  • Notes
  • 15. Amores 1.9: Love and war
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.9
  • Notes
  • 16. Amores 1.10: Love for sale
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.10
  • Notes
  • 17. Amores 1.11: Sending a message
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.11
  • Notes
  • 18. Amores 1.12: Shooting messengers
  • Amores 1.12
  • Notes
  • 19. Amores 1.13: Oh how I hate to get up in the morning
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.13
  • Notes
  • 20. Amores 1.14: Bad hair
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.14
  • Notes
  • 21. Amores 1.15: Poetic immortality
  • Suggested reading
  • Amores 1.15
  • Notes
  • Full vocabulary for Ovid's Amores, Book 1.

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