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Phoenix. Supplementary volume volume 17
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
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Publisher
Open Book Publishers
Pub. Date
Ã2016-
Language
English
Description
"From Catullus to Horace, the tradition of Latin erotic poetry produced works of literature which are still read throughout the world. Ovid's Amores, written in the first century BC, is arguably the best-known and most popular collection in this tradition. Born in 43 BC, Ovid was educated in Rome in preparation for a career in public services before finding his calling as a poet. He may have begun writing his Amores as early as 25 BC. Although influenced...