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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turpin, William, 1952-
Corporate Authors: JSTOR (Organization), Open Book Publishers
Other Authors: Huelsenbeck, Bart, Mulligan, Bret, Francese, Christopher, Miller, Joanne, 1946-, Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
Format: eBook
Language:English
Latin
Language Notes:Text in Latin; introductory material, notes and translation in English.
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2016]
Series:Classics textbooks ; v. 6.
Dickinson College commentaries ; v. 2.
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.
Electronic books.
Translations.
Textbooks.
Love poetry.
Erotic poetry.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.