Now, however, ovid s readers can look forward to the completion of m. Oct 09, 2012 this edition of the first book of the amores the only one available for both intermediate and advancedlevel classesaddresses the needs of students of varying abilities and experience, helping them comprehend, and more fully enjoy, the rich complexities of ovid s poetry. Love, strife and the four elements in ovids amores, ars amatoria. Most important, though most elusive, is the question of tone, though it is not easy to develop a sense for the essential flavor of the latin poetic idiom. The oldest, and in ovid s time the highest greek tragedy often. This edition of the first book of the collection contains the complete latin text of book 1, along with commentary, notes, full vocabulary and embedded audio files of the original text read aloud. Excellent treatment of the first book of ovid s amores. Latin elegy and narratology the ohio state university. This is the longest of all the amores, and occupies the central position in book 1. This edition of the first book of the collection contains the complete latin text of book 1, along with commentary, notes, full vocabulary and embedded. In this acclaimed edition of amores book ii, joan booth offers a latin text with parallel prose translation and on each poem, or pair of poems, a critical essay written especially for the reader with little or no latin. Jan 01, 1991 ovids three books of personal love elegies are arguably his most attractive work.
Tu mihi, tu certe, memini, graecine, negabas uno posse aliquem tempore amare duas. A detailed introduction covers the prescribed text to be read in english, placing the poems in their. Venus and adonis abraham bloemaert dutch, 1566 1651 the statens museum for kunst. No independent collation of the manuscripts has been attempted in view of the meticulous work already done in this area by modern scholars, and the text offered would not claim to be a new recension. As with the preceding book, the poems will be given brief descriptions below. One example of ovids argumentative structure can be found in ii. Here too love commands go far, stay far, you puritans. From catullus to horace, the tradition of latin erotic poetry produced works of literature which are still read throughout the world. Volume i of this four volume set was published in 1987 isbn 0905205693, volume ii in 1989 isbn 0905205715.
Mckeowns magisterial commentary on the amores is in progress, and two volumes have been published thus far. Ovids three books of personal love elegies are arguably his most attractive work. The previous poem gave us nothing but arguments, which did not in the end seem to be those likely to win a girls heart. As with the preceding book, the poems will be given brief descriptions. Most importantly, there is a flourishing growth industry in commentaries on all of ovid s works, with a greatly anticipated forthcoming commentary from italy on the metamorphoses authored by an international team, new cambridge greek and latin classics commentaries, including a recent excellent edition on fasti 4 by elaine fantham with an. Ideal for schoollevel and university students of latin, and for anybody studying the language for the first time, these open access textbooks present extracts from major works including ovid s metamorphoses, virgils aeneid and tacituss hairraising descriptions of the excesses of the emperor nero in the annals.
But our bumptious and selfconfident poet has an explanation that is much. I, that poet naso, born by pelignian waters, also composed these, my naughtinesses. C bookplateleaf 0002 boxid ia1657021 camera sony alphaa6300 control. Cle carmins latina epigraphies anthologia latina ii. This thesis attempts to provide for the first time an english commentary on poems from the second book of ovids amores. In writing poems in elegiac couplets about a love affair or affairs ovid was firmly within an established tradition. Book 1 lines 1519 book 2 lines 156, 199297, 469566, 735804. Veiled references to cannibalism will make an appearance more than once in this amores a subject not usually associated with love poems. English commentary on poems from the second book of ovids. Included is a text of poems 110, to which the present commentary is confined. The amores is a collection of romantic poems centered on the poets own complicated love life. Pdf the triumph of love and elegy in ovids amores 1, 2. Introduction ovid s art of love ovid s remedy of love ovid.
Valerius messalla corvinus, but this did not prevent friendship with ovid, who laments tibullus premature death in amores 3. His amores and ars amatoria have taken the brunt of the direct censorship as they are both books of love poetry that predominantly focus on sexual themes and showcase topics that are considered especially immoral, such as adultery and homosexuality. The figure of the poetlover that ovid presents in the amores is also a new departure in the western literary tradition, worth attention in its own right. As should be clear by now, ovid in the amores is nothing if not rhetorical, and the. Most of the amores are distinctly tongueincheek, and, while ovid largely adheres to standard elegiac themes as previously treated by the likes of the poets tibullus and propertius such as the exclusus amator or lockedout lover, for example, he often approaches them. This is the third volume of the commentary on the amores of ovid.
In the first verses of the metamorphoses, ovid claims to write one. Latin text, with facing prose translation, introduction and commentary. Amores is ovid s first completed book of poetry, written in elegiac couplets. A commentary on ovid, amores ii, 110 royal holloway. A detailed introduction covers the prescribed text to be read in english, placing the poems in their roman literary context. Ovid spends a great deal of time referring to epic poetry of the past, and some of the more shockingly horrific greek tragic myths. The second book is nearly 600 lines long, a single pleading elegy written in the poets own defense, addressed to emperor augustus. Let the virgin whos not frigid, whos betrothed, read me. Mckeown combines the oxford scholars generic appro.
My life is respectable, my muse is full of jesting. Dec 16, 2014 ovid here addresses bagous, and endeavours to persuade him to relax his watch over the fair. Commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 ovid publius ovidius. The reader approaching the amores for the first time should be alert to at least three features of the poetry.
Poem 3 describes his final night in rome, poems 2 and 10 ovid s voyage to tomis, 8 the betrayal of a friend, and 5 and 6 the loyalty of his friends and wife. The central speech, by far the longest speech ovid gives to any female character in the amores, is delivered by an antiheroine. Aug 04, 2011 the quality and usefulness of this commentary far outweigh any idiosyncrasies i may have found in ryan and perkinss choices, and their commentary provides a welcome expansion of options for teaching latin poetry at the intermediate level. A commentary on ovid, amores ii, 110 royal holloway repository. Del chrol, professor, marshall university on 2 1720 comprehensiveness rating. Ovid s amores 1, 2 5 cern is amors merit which he views in terms of the interaction be tween poetic genius and elegiac conventions. History of ovids banned books from antiquity to present. The elegiac couplet on which see the next section was originally used, first by the greeks and then by the romans, for short epigrams, often on erotic subjects. Book 1 contains 15 elegiac love poems about various aspects of love and erotiocism, book 2 contains 19 elegies and book 3 a further 15. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Riese, anthologia latina sive poesis latinae supplementum, pars prior. Dipsas is an old woman and a lena, a stock character of the comic stage variously translated as bawd. The poet introduces his second book and explains why he is.
The titles given for the elegies in the translation do not appear in the original latin text, and have been added by the translator. Ovid metamorphoses commentary and influence larry avis brown. This edition of the first book of the collection contains the complete latin text of book 1, along with commentary, notes and full vocabulary. The tristia was written between 9 and 12 ce and is made up of five books, totaling over 3000 lines of elegiac couplets. Information can be deduced from what he chooses to tell us directly and what his poetry reveals perhaps inadvertently.
A distinguished addition to the excellent classical series. Barsby observes that it is unlikely that ovid was really planning to write an epic, even though he elsewhere talks about his subject, the battle of the gods and giants amores 2. On book 2 we have perez vega 1985 in spanish and galasso 1995 in italian. To a eunuch, who had the keeping of his mistress elegy iv. Ive been reading ovid s metamorphoses with a third year college latin class, and we are using peter jones commentary on selections from this work, published by cambridge university press in 2007. A commontary on book two accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20190909 04. He protests that he never had anything to do with the chambermaid. Book 1 contains 15 elegiac love poems about various aspects of love and erotiocism, book 2. Born in 43 bc, ovid was educated in rome in preparation for a career in public services before finding his calling as a poet. For the more advanced scholars she also provides a traditional line by line commentary on the latin text and a generously select apparatus criticus. Originally, the amores was a five book collection of love poetry, first published in 16 bce. The book has a ring arrangement, with the first and last poems concerning poetry itself, and 1.
Lingua latina that deschamps has argued is based on. A commentary oklahoma series in classical culture by maureen b. Neil hopkinson, ovid, metamorphoses book xiii cambridge. A near contemporary of propertius was albius tibullus born between 55 and 48 bc. It is, therefore, an important poem, and it is intriguingly different. Ovid s three books of personal love elegies are arguably his most attractive work. Ovid s amores, written in the first century bc, is arguably the bestknown and most popular collection in this tradition. Helzles german commentary on all four books, of which the first volume, on books 1 2, appeared in 2003. Ovid offered something of an apology for his immoral reputation tristia 2. The standard text of the whole poem, and a gorgeous book to boot. Most important, though most elusive, is the question of tone, though it is not. The poet describes the sort of audience that he desires. Ars amatoria ovid 2003 a fullscale commentary emphasising the poems didactic elements and its treatment of women.
This is the endorsed publication from ocr and bloomsbury for the latin alevel group 4 prescription of ovid s amores, giving full latin text, commentary and vocabulary for amores 2. The commentary attached to this text occupies nearly 200 pages, by no means excessive for a book of 0 oxford university press, 1999 related papers j. First corne the con quered young men and women 27 and the poet himself 2930. Chapter 2 love and strife in the amores and their sources. Dec 03, 2018 amores 16 bce by ovid, translated from latin by wikisource the theme of love. Provides information about the life of ovid, scansion, the textual tradition. Ovid later revised this layout, reducing it to the surviving, extant collection of three books, including some additional poems written as late as 1 ce. A commontary on book two accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20190906 03. This is the second book of the amores and in the text it is labeled as such. If ovid s book is telling us the story of a love affair, the fourth poem suggests at first that the poet has made a lot of progress. Introduction ovid s art of love ovid s remedy of love ovid s art of beauty.
For the more advanced scholars she also provides a traditional line by line commentary on the latin text and a. Amores book ii edited and translated by joan booth. Although influenced by poets such as catullus, ovid demonstrates a much greater awareness of the funny side of love than any of his predecessors. The erotic nature of ovid s poetry has been responsible for much of the opposition to his work.
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