Project Gutenberg 2014-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 1257 Ovid -43 17 Ovidius Naso, Publius Nasón, Publio Ovidio Nason, Publio Ovidio Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas) 1816 1878 Riley, Henry Thomas Riley, H.T. Ars Amatoria; or, The Art Of Love Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Ars Amatoria; or, The Art of Love" by Ovid is a romantic didactic poem written in the early 1st century AD. This work serves as a guide to love and seduction, offering practical advice to men on how to win the affection of women. It blends humor, elegance, and insight into human relationships, making it a classic of Latin literature. At the start of the text, Ovid invites readers to learn the "art of loving," likening the skill of love to that of a sailor navigating a ship or a charioteer controlling a team of horses. He emphasizes the importance of finding the right partner and lays out strategies for pursuing romance, from observing potential loves in public places to utilizing the influence of handmaidens. The emphasis on both the methods and the atmosphere of courtship reflects the playful and complex nature of human attraction, presenting love as a strategic undertaking requiring both artistry and patience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Latin poetry -- Translations into English Latin poetry -- Adaptations PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 350141 350142 2024-09-20T04:18:58.584254 2023-09-20T14:25:49.820726 text/html text/html 367648 2014-12-16T09:42:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110725 2014-12-16T09:42:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181908 2024-09-20T04:19:08.365204 application/epub+zip 185961 2024-09-20T04:19:02.393262 application/epub+zip 177546 2024-09-20T04:19:00.910242 application/epub+zip 383751 2024-09-20T04:19:12.207158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379117 2024-09-20T04:19:07.387272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361903 2022-09-21T15:57:49.801043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239602 239525 2024-09-20T04:18:57.136242 2023-09-20T14:25:48.370698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 239492 2014-12-16T09:42:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95201 2014-12-16T09:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19260 2024-09-20T04:19:12.343246 application/rdf+xml 16113 2024-09-20T04:19:01.503217 image/jpeg 4219 2024-09-20T04:19:01.203302 image/jpeg 180390 2024-09-20T04:18:58.609223 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia