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The Art of Love (Modern Library Classics)

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Manufacturer: Modern Library
Author: Ovid
Publisher: Modern Library
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The Art of Love (Modern Library Classics) Description

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 871.01
EAN: 9780375761171
ISBN: 0375761179
Label: Modern Library
Manufacturer: Modern Library
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2002-10-08
Publisher: Modern Library
Product Release Date: 2002-10-08
Studio: Modern Library

Editorial Review of The Art of Love (Modern Library Classics)


In the first century a.d., Ovid, author of the groundbreaking epic poem Metamorphoses, came under severe criticism for The Art of Love, which playfully instructed women in the art of seduction and men in the skills essential for mastering the art of romantic conquest. In this remarkable translation, James Michie breathes new life into the notorious Roman’s mock-didactic elegy. In lyrical, irreverent English, he reveals love’s timeless dilemmas and Ovid’s enduring brilliance as both poet and cultural critic.


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Review Summary: THE OVID
Review: THANK YOU, IT WAS THE RIGHT BOOK THAT I NEEDED FOR CLASS, CHEAPER THAN B&N AND CAME ON TIME.

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Review Summary: Not a manual.
Review: Publius Ovidius Naso was born in 43 B.C. and died in 18 A.D.
Augustus banished him for unknown reasons to Tomi, a barren place near the coast of the Black Sea.
Another famous work. Scholars agree that it's his best achievement. Ovid is a master in describing feminin emotions ( see also 'Heroides').
It would be wrong to see 'The Art of Love' as some sort of a manual. It's a parody of the poetical manuals that existed in his time.

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Review Summary: Brilliant and witty
Review: I read the Duane Humphries translation. His preface is superbly written, so one would hope that his translation possesses similar flair. Since I don't read Latin, I cannot attest to his accuracy.

He observes in his preface the commonalities between Ovid's scene and that of our contemporary world. You will get a strong sense of a society that was very similar to that of our own.


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Review Summary: If you want some action!
Review: This is one of the best books that i have read on "love".Intellectual eroticism always gives a sophisticated veneer to less lofty primordial sexual impulses.Throws new light on the Roman decadence and hedonistic society.So if you want to take a journey and delve into the very essense of Ovid's eroticism and human sexuality or just learn to show some 'love' read this book.


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