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This new translation closely follows the movement and meter of Ovid's verse, masterfully rendering his world of love, licentiousness, and conspiracy while fully capturing Ovid's raciness. An introduction sets the work in its historical context.

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Amores is Ovid's first completed book of poetry, written in elegiac couplets. It was first published in 16 BC in 5 books, but Ovid by his own account later edited it down into the 3-book edition that has come down to us. The book follows the popular model of the erotic elegy,... Read Full Overview

Publius Ovidius Naso but better known to us as simply Ovid was born on 20th March 43 BC in Sulmo (modern day Sulmona) in Italy.

He was educated in rhetoric in Rome in preparation for the practice of Law. Accounts of his character say that he was emotional and not able to stay... Read Full Overview

Si le lecteur, qui tient en mains ce livre, n'aime pas la legerete, l'elegance, la grace, le badinage, s'il ignore que le serieux est compatible avec la futilite, qu'il ne l'ouvre pas, et qu'il condamne son auteur comme il condamnerait les "Illustres Bergers", Theophile, Tristan,... Read Full Overview

La obra Amores empieza con la misma palabra que la Eneida de Virgilio: Arma (una comparaci n deliberada con el g nero pico, del que se burla despu s Ovidio). El poeta describe su prop sito original: escribir un poema pico en hex metro dact lico, con material conviene al metro... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved works of the Roman poet Ovid, The Loves (Amores in the original Latin) is a collection of elegiac poems that explore the theme of love in all its myriad forms. From the exhilaration of new romance to the pain of unrequited affection, Ovid evokes the... Read Full Overview

A poem by the Roman poet Ovid, written in hexameter verse and first published in 8 AD. The poem is a curse directed at an unnamed enemy, and is notable for its highly allusive and complex style, as well as its use of mythological and literary references.

This work has... Read Full Overview

One of the most beloved works of the Roman poet Ovid, The Loves (Amores in the original Latin) is a collection of elegiac poems that explore the theme of love in all its myriad forms. From the exhilaration of new romance to the pain of unrequited affection, Ovid evokes the... Read Full Overview

"Les Amours" de Ovide. Po te latin (43 av JC-17).

A poem by the Roman poet Ovid, written in hexameter verse and first published in 8 AD. The poem is a curse directed at an unnamed enemy, and is notable for its highly allusive and complex style, as well as its use of mythological and literary references.

This work has... Read Full Overview

Les Amours, sont, apres Les Heroides, parmi les premiers ouvrages d'Ovide. Le poete, alors age d'une vingtaine d'annees, chante les delices de Venus. Dans ce texte si justement renomme, Ovide mele avec virtuosite humour, grace et finesse psychologique et laisse une des plus belles... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid. For at about seven or eight years of age I would steal away from any other pleasure to read them, inasmuch as this language was my mother tongue, and it was the... Read Full Overview

Ovid (c. 43 BC-AD17), a daring, original and passionate poet, has been an enduring influence on later poets. Amores is the work that first made Ovid famous, and infamous. A scandal in its day, and probably in part responsible for Ovid's banishment from Rome, Amores lays bare... Read Full Overview

The Amores or, Amours by Ovid - Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes, by Henry T. Riley - Amores is Ovid's first completed book of poetry, written in elegiac couplets. It was first published in 16 BC in 5 books, but Ovid by his own account later edited... Read Full Overview