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The Erotic Poems (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
$16.60 - Save $0.87 (4%) - RRP $17.47 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Erotic PoemsA collection of Ovid's poems that deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. It features poems such as "Amores" and "Cures for Love".
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 24 February 1983
- Format: Paperback 464 pages
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- Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | Erotic Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780140443608 ISBN 10: 0140443606
- Sales rank: 89,850
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Full description for The Erotic Poems
This collection of Ovid's poems deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. In the "Amores", Ovid addresses himself in a series of elegies to Corinna, his beautiful, elusive mistress. The intimate and vulnerable nature of the poet revealed in these early poems vanishes in the notorious Art of Love, in which he provides a knowing and witty guide to sexual conquest - a work whose alleged obscenity led to Ovid's banishment from Rome in AD 8. This volume also includes the "Cures for Love", with instructions on how to terminate a love affair, and "On Facial Treatment for Ladies", an incomplete poem on the art of cosmetics.
