Ovid: Epistulae ex Ponto Book I
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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…
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Key features
- New edition and commentary, demonstrating the interest and importance of this often neglected work
- The commentary provides enough help to students to enable them to understand and appreciate the text, yet without overwhelming them with too much detail
- The introduction examines the literary background of the work, its relation to Ovid's earlier works, and its special interest and appeal to readers of Augustan poetry
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511982644
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Classical Literature,Classical Studies
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 12 May 2014
- ISBN: 9780521819589
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.36kg
- Page extent: 202 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 28 April 2014
- ISBN: 9780521525626
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.26kg
- Page extent: 198 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9780511982644
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