Ovid and his love poetry /
Armstrong, Rebecca, 1975-
Ovid and his love poetry / Rebecca Armstrong. - London : Duckworth, 2005. - 1 online resource (214 pages) - Classical literature and society . - Classical literature and society. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-208) and indexes.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Ovid and His Predecessors; 2. The Ovidian Narrator; 3. Erotic Objects; 4. Mythology; 5. Roma Amor: The City of Love; 6. The Future of Love; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Passages; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
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"Ovid devoted about half of his poetic career to the production of several collections of amatory verse, all composed in elegiac couplets. Indeed, his irrepressible interest in love, sex and elegiac poetry is one of the defining features of his entire output. Here Rebecca Armstrong offers a thematic examination of some important aspects of the Amores, Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris. Starting from an investigation of the narrator's self-creation and presentation of other characters within his amatory verse, she assesses the importance of mythical and contemporary reference, as well as the influence of the erotic on Ovid's later works. By looking at the Ars and Remedia alongside the Amores, the continuities and contradictions in the poet's elegiac outlook are revealed, and a complex picture is formed of the Ovidian world of love. Ovid's erotic works present the reader with a glimpse inside the minds of both poets and lovers, mediated through eyes which are frequently inclined to comedy and even cynicism, but always sharp, perceptive and above all fascinated by human behaviour."--Bloomsbury Publishing
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Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. --Criticism and interpretation.
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Love poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Elegiac poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Poésie d'amour latine--Histoire et critique.
Poésie élégiaque latine--Histoire et critique.
POETRY--Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Elegiac poetry, Latin.
Love poetry, Latin.
Liefdesgedichten.
Amores (Ovidius)
Ars amatoria (Ovidius)
Remedia amoris (Ovidius)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA6537 / .A76 2005
871.01
Ovid and his love poetry / Rebecca Armstrong. - London : Duckworth, 2005. - 1 online resource (214 pages) - Classical literature and society . - Classical literature and society. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-208) and indexes.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Ovid and His Predecessors; 2. The Ovidian Narrator; 3. Erotic Objects; 4. Mythology; 5. Roma Amor: The City of Love; 6. The Future of Love; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Passages; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
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"Ovid devoted about half of his poetic career to the production of several collections of amatory verse, all composed in elegiac couplets. Indeed, his irrepressible interest in love, sex and elegiac poetry is one of the defining features of his entire output. Here Rebecca Armstrong offers a thematic examination of some important aspects of the Amores, Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris. Starting from an investigation of the narrator's self-creation and presentation of other characters within his amatory verse, she assesses the importance of mythical and contemporary reference, as well as the influence of the erotic on Ovid's later works. By looking at the Ars and Remedia alongside the Amores, the continuities and contradictions in the poet's elegiac outlook are revealed, and a complex picture is formed of the Ovidian world of love. Ovid's erotic works present the reader with a glimpse inside the minds of both poets and lovers, mediated through eyes which are frequently inclined to comedy and even cynicism, but always sharp, perceptive and above all fascinated by human behaviour."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English
9781472502452 (electronic bk.) 1472502450 (electronic bk.) 9781472539977 1472539974 9781472502469 (electronic book) 1472502469 9781472502469 (pbk.) (pbk.)
10.5040/9781472539977 doi
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. --Criticism and interpretation.
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Love poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Elegiac poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Poésie d'amour latine--Histoire et critique.
Poésie élégiaque latine--Histoire et critique.
POETRY--Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Elegiac poetry, Latin.
Love poetry, Latin.
Liefdesgedichten.
Amores (Ovidius)
Ars amatoria (Ovidius)
Remedia amoris (Ovidius)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA6537 / .A76 2005
871.01