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LoC No.: 42049782
Title: Amores: elegías amatorias
Original Publication: Spain: Librerías de Juan Mariana y Sanz, editor,1878.
Note: Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (Biblioteca Nacional de España.)
Summary: "Amores: elegías amatorias" by Ovid is a collection of elegiac poems written in the early 1st century AD. The work explores themes of love, desire, and human emotions, often reflecting the poet's personal experiences and relationships. Central to the collection is the beautiful Corina, who serves as the object of the poet's affections, alongside other characters that enrich his amorous escapades. The opening of the work introduces the poet's transition from epic aspirations to the tender and lyrical exploration of love, instigated by the playful interference of Cupid. Ovid laments how his initial heroic poem was curtailed by Cupid's command, leading him into the realm of love poetry instead. As he embraces his new direction, he expresses the struggles and pleasures of love, revealing a vibrant and passionate connection to his beloved, which serves as the cornerstone for the subsequent elegies. The tone is both playful and earnest, establishing a framework for the exploration of love’s many facets throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ovid, 44 BCE-18?
EBook No.: 68015
Published: May 7, 2022
Downloads: 220
Language: Spanish
Subject: Love poetry, Latin -- Translations into Spanish
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 42049782
Title: Amores: elegías amatorias
Original Publication: Spain: Librerías de Juan Mariana y Sanz, editor,1878.
Note: Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (Biblioteca Nacional de España.)
Summary: "Amores: elegías amatorias" by Ovid is a collection of elegiac poems written in the early 1st century AD. The work explores themes of love, desire, and human emotions, often reflecting the poet's personal experiences and relationships. Central to the collection is the beautiful Corina, who serves as the object of the poet's affections, alongside other characters that enrich his amorous escapades. The opening of the work introduces the poet's transition from epic aspirations to the tender and lyrical exploration of love, instigated by the playful interference of Cupid. Ovid laments how his initial heroic poem was curtailed by Cupid's command, leading him into the realm of love poetry instead. As he embraces his new direction, he expresses the struggles and pleasures of love, revealing a vibrant and passionate connection to his beloved, which serves as the cornerstone for the subsequent elegies. The tone is both playful and earnest, establishing a framework for the exploration of love’s many facets throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ovid, 44 BCE-18?
EBook No.: 68015
Published: May 7, 2022
Downloads: 220
Language: Spanish
Subject: Love poetry, Latin -- Translations into Spanish
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.