Amores: elegías amatorias by Ovid
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"Amores: elegías amatorias" by Ovid is a collection of elegiac poetry first published in 16 BC. This playful work chronicles a poet's pursuit of Corinna, an unattainable upper-class woman who may be entirely fictional. Through three books of elegies, Ovid subverts and exaggerates traditional Roman love poetry conventions to absurd effect, blending humor with romance. He compares lovers to soldiers, laments dyed hair, negotiates with doorkeepers, and celebrates poetry itself—all while questioning
whether his passionate verses document real desire or simply showcase his mastery of the erotic elegy genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ovid, 44 BCE-18? |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 42049782 |
| Title | Amores: elegías amatorias |
| Original Publication | Spain: Librerías de Juan Mariana y Sanz, editor,1878. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amores_(Ovid) Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amores_(Ovidio) |
| Credits | Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Biblioteca Nacional de España.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Love poetry, Latin -- Translations into Spanish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 68015 |
| Release Date | May 7, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 437 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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