Ovid Recalled
This volume is part of a series of key monographs on topics central to the study of the classical world. This text, first published in 1955, set out to restore Ovid to his rightful position. It examines Ovid's life and work, quoting extensively from his poetry both in Latin and also in English translation, so making the book accessible to those with no knowledge of Latin. Two chapters and an epilogue chart the posthumous fortunes of Ovid's work, along with references, bibliography and...
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This book is an excellent starting point for those who have never studied Ovid, clearly elucidating his genius both in its original context and as a profound influence on subsequent generations.
IEarly years - Integer et Laetus1IILatin erotic elegy - His Comes Umbra Tua Est17IIIThe elegiac couplet - Blanda Elegeria27IVThe Amores - Tenerorum Lusor Amorum44VThe Heroides - Dolor Ira Mixtus83VIThe Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris - Praeceptor Amoris118VIIThe Metamorphoses - most capricious poet144VIIIThe Fasti - Tempora Cum Causis241IXBanishment : Tristia I and II - Repertus Ego285XTristia III-V, Ibis, Epistulae ex Ponto - among the Goths322XIThe Middle Ages - Venus' clerk Ovyde366XIIThe Renaissance - sweet witty soul399
