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  • Ars Amatoria; or, The Art Of Love (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes

    Translated by Henry T. Riley ...
    Ovid's Ars Amatoria, or The Art of Love, is a witty didactic poem that transforms erotic pursuit into a polished discipline, offering urbane instruction to men and women on seduction, courtship, and social performance in Augustan Rome. Written in elegiac couplets, it parodies the seriousness of technical manuals and moral instruction, blending irony, mythological exempla, theatricality, and sharp ... Read more

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  • The Art Of Love

    by Ovid ...
    Should any one of the people not know the art of loving, let him read me; and taught by me, on reading my lines, let him love. By art the ships are onward sped by sails and oars; by art are the light chariots, by art is Love, to be guided. In the chariot and in the flowing reins was Automedon skilled: in the Hæmonian ship of Jason Tiphys was the pilot. Me, too, skilled in my craft, has Venus made ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by David Raeburn ...
    'Still remarkably vivid. It is easier to read this for pure pleasure than just about any other ancient text' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianOvid's sensuous and witty poem begins with the creation of the world and brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation - often as a result of love or lust - where men and women find themselves magically ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    "Metamorphoses" is a narrative poem written by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, completed in AD 8. The work is a collection of myths and legends from Greek and Roman mythology, told in a chronological sequence from the creation of the world to the deification of Julius Caesar.The title "Metamorphoses" refers to the central theme of the work, which is transformation. Ovid's poems explore the ways in ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    Series series Epic Story
    The Metamorphoses consists of fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by Stephanie McCarter ...
    Series series A Penguin Classics Hardcover
    The first female translator of the epic into English in over sixty years, Stephanie McCarter addresses accuracy in translation and its representation of women, gendered dynamics of power, and sexual violence in Ovid’s classic.A Penguin Classic HardcoverOvid’s Metamorphoses is an epic poem, but one that upturns almost every convention. There is no main hero, no central conflict, and no sustained ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses: A New Translation

    A New Translation

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by Charles Martin ...
    "A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard."—Washington PostOvid's epic poem—whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages—is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's times to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. Charles Martin combines ... Read more

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  • Heroides

    by Ovid ...
    Translated by Harold Isbell ...
    In the twenty-one poems of the Heroides, Ovid gave voice to the heroines and heroes of epic and myth. These deeply moving literary epistles reveal the happiness and torment of love, as the writers tell of their pain at separation, forgiveness of infidelity or anger at betrayal. The faithful Penelope wonders at the suspiciously long absence of Ulysses, while Dido bitterly reproaches Aeneas for too ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of Ovid. Illustrated

    Metamorphoses, Amours, Heroides, To Art of Love, Love's Cure and others

    A Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations. Ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, Ovid was generally considered the greatest master of the elegiac couplet. His poetry, much imitated during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, had a decisive influence on ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    My design leads me to speak of forms changed into new bodies. Ye Gods, (for you it was who changed them,) favor my attempts, and bring down the lengthened narrative from the very beginning of the world, even to my own times. ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses

    Enriched edition. Exploring Mythological Transformations and Timeless Tales in Latin Literature

    Translated by Henry Thomas Riley ...
    Ovid's "Metamorphoses" is a masterful narrative poem, intricately weaving together over 250 mythological tales that explore themes of transformation and change. Composed in elegiac couplets, the work reflects a fluid style that mirrors the very transformations it narrates, employing vivid imagery and rich characterization to breathe life into both divine and mortal characters. Largely set against ... Read more

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  • Metamorphoses

    by Ovid ...
    The epic poem by one of the canonical poets of Latin literature: "A self-conscious tour de force of poetic ingenuity" ( Apollo).Through a panoply of the most famous Roman myths, Metamorphoses tells the story of the creation of the world. It is one of the most inspirational works in Western culture, stirring the imagination of such artists and writers as Mantegna, Botticelli, Titian, Velázquez, ... Read more

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