Ovid: Love Songs (Paperback)

The most prolific of Roman poets, Ovid was born in 43 BC and died in exile on the Black Sea in 17 AD, banished by the Emperor Augustus. As well as his famous Metamorphoses (the subject of another book in this series) he produced a large body of elegiac poetry, the Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris, Heroides, Fasti, Tristia and Ex Ponto, all of which are accessibly discussed here in Genevieve Liveley's important re-evaluation of the poet's politics, poetics and erotics. She examines the impact on Ovid of Augustus' programmes for social and political reform, the role of genre, allusion and intertextuality in his writings, and the tensions underlying his representations of gender and sexuality. Finally she assesses responses to Ovid's elegiac works by later love poets and writers, and reflects on the continued relevance and readability of his work for a twenty-first century audience.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ancients in Action
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Genevieve Liveley
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-85399-670-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	1-85399-670-X
Barcode:	9781853996702

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