Ovid Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Prized through the ages for its splendor and its savage, sophisticated wit, <i>The Metamorphoses</i> is a masterpiece of Western culture--the first attempt to link all the Greek myths, before and after Homer, in a cohesive whole, to the Roman myths of Ovid's day. Horace Gregory, in this modern translation, turns his poetic gifts toward a deft reconstruction of Ovid's ancient themes, using contemporary idiom to bring today's reader all the ageless drama and psychological truths vividly intact. --From the book jacket

The introductions to each elegy are succinct, readable and original, and take careful account of relevant modern discussions. The commentary is full of learned detail. McKeown's Ovid retains his lightness of touch, however, and poet and commentator share an interest in the wit arising from situation and word-play.

Niets blijft en niets vergaat - dat is de grondgedachte van Ovidius' imposante gedicht Metamorphosen . De dichter neemt de lezer mee vanaf Chaos tot en met de komst van de grote keizer Augustus. De meest wonderbaarlijke verhalen passeren de revue: over Phaëton en de zonnewagen, over Narcissus en Echo, Daedalus en Icarus en nog heel veel andere inmiddels beroemde antieke personages. Zijn werk is één lange, betoverende reeks van gedaanteverwisselingen.

This collection of Ovid's poems deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. In the Amores, Ovid addresses himself in a series of elegies to Corinna, his beautiful, elusive mistress. The intimate and vulnerable nature of the poet revealed in these early poems vanishes in the notorious Art of Love, in which he provides a knowing and witty guide to sexual conquest - a work whose alleged obscenity led to Ovid's banishment from Rome in AD 8. This volume also includes the "Cures for Love," with instructions on how to terminate a love affair, and "On Facial Treatment for Ladies," an incomplete poem on the art of cosmetics. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

La creation du monde et la naissance de l'homme, l'age d'or, le deluge, l'orgueil d'Arachne, Echo et Narcisse, Dedale et Icare, Orphee et Eurydice, Apollon et Daphne. Des recits mythiques et poetiques qui fascinent l'homme en quete des ses origines. Cette edition originale propose de decouvrir vingt-cinq histoires de metamorphoses parmi les plus representatives de l'oeuvre d'Ovide.

Seduction: a subtle art, a rite celebrated during the Renaissance with courts of love, but already sung by Ovid. With the woman free in her senses and feelings, how to conquer her? Where to cast one's nets? Compliments, promises, tears, kisses, boldness... All weapons are valid. Once the beloved is seduced, how to keep her? At the end of a game where the prize is pleasure, the refined lover has more than one string to his bow... As for the woman, it is up to her to maintain her eternal femininity, which is not the easiest task... Beyond artifice, art must govern love. An art in which Ovid is a master.

«La contiguità tra dèi ed esseri umani è uno dei temi dominanti delle Metamorfosi, ma non è che un caso particolare della continuità tra tutte le figure e forme dell'esistente, antropomorfe o meno. Fauna, flora, regno minerale, firmamento inglobano nella loro comune sostanza ciò che usiamo considerare umano come insieme di qualità corporee e psicologiche e morali [...] le Metamorfosi vogliono rappresentare l'insieme del raccontabile tramandato dalla letteratura con tutta la forza d'immagini e di significati che esso convoglia, senza decidere - secondo l'ambiguità propriamente mitica - tra le chiavi di lettura possibili». Italo Calvino

The perfect gift for Valentine's DayTRANSLATED BY TOM PAYNE AND INTRODUCED BY HEPHZIBAH ANDERSONThe Art of Love may have been written in the days of gladiators and emperors, but Ovid remains the smartest teacher on the subject of love in all of history, and his advice is enduringly useful and entertaining.