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The Erotic Poems
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Erotic Poems
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ovid
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Translated by Peter Green
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:464 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780140443608
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Classifications | Dewey:871.01 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
25 November 1982 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Ovid's poems on the experience of sexual desire 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.
Author Biography
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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