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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.
| ISBN | 0140443606 | | Pages | 464 | | ISBN13 | 9780140443608
(What's this?) | | Part volume | The Amorest;The Art of Love;Cures for Love;on Facial Treatment for Ladies | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Penguin Classics | | Weight (grammes) | 320 | | Format | Paperback | | Language | English | | Publication date | 25 Nov 1982 | | Published in | London | | Non-book description | 449 p. ; | | Series title | Classics S. | | Translator | Peter Green | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Writer of introduction | Green, Peter | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Library of Congress | PA6522.A2 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 871.01 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC19 | |
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