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Ovid: Epistulae ex Ponto Book I (Paperback, New)
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Ovid: Epistulae ex Ponto Book I (Paperback, New)
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
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When Ovid, already renowned for his love poetry, the Metamorphoses
and other works, was exiled by Augustus to Tomis on the Black Sea
in AD 8, he continued to write. After five books of Tristia, he
composed a collection of verse letters, the Epistulae ex Ponto, in
which he appeals to his friends and supporters in Rome, lamenting
his lot and begging for their help in mitigating it. In these
epistolary elegies his inventiveness flourishes no less than before
and his imaginative self-fashioning is as ingenious and engaging as
ever, although in a minor key. This commentary on Book I assists
intermediate and advanced students in understanding Ovid's language
and style, while guiding them in the appreciation of his poetic
art. The introduction examines the literary background of the
Epistulae ex Ponto, their relation to Ovid's earlier works, and
their special interest and appeal to readers of Augustan poetry.
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