The Art of Love - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Ovid, James Michie (Translator), David Malouf (Introduction by)Series:Modern Library ClassicsPublish date:2002-10-08Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern LibraryISBN-13:9780375761171ISBN-10:375761179UPC:9780375761171Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Epic, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Love & EroticaSize:8.12 x 5.16 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.3395Product ID:SCDKTY3NEY
The Art of Love
In the first century a.d., Ovid, author of the groundbreaking epic poem Metamorphoses, came under severe criticism for The Art of Love, which playfully instructed women in the art of seduction and men in the skills essential for mastering the art of romantic conquest. In this remarkable translation, James Michie breathes new life into the notorious Roman's mock-didactic elegy. In lyrical,...
Series: Modern Library Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern LibraryISBN-13:9780375761171ISBN-10:375761179UPC:9780375761171Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Epic, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Love & EroticaSize:8.12 x 5.16 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.3395Product ID:SCDKTY3NEY
James Michie studied classics at Trinity College, Oxford. His other translations include Horace's Odes and Martial's Epigrams (both available as Modern Library Paperback Classics). His Collected Poems was awarded the Hawthornden Prize. David Malouf is the author of fourteen books, including An Imaginary Life and the international bestseller The Great World. His work has been awarded the...
Publisher: Modern Library
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Ovid, James Michie (Translator), David Malouf (Introduction by)
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