Ovids ars amatoria has met with astonishingly varied fortunes down the centuries. Book iii of ovids ars amatoria teaches women how to catch and keep men and is here presented in the first full modern edition. Apr 24, 2003 this is a fullscale commentary devoted to the third book of ovids ars amatoria. Goodreads members who liked the art of love also liked.
Should anyone here not know the art of love, read this, and learn by reading how to love. Ovid the art of love bk iii a new complete freely downloadable english translation. This is a fullscale commentary devoted to the third book of ovids ars amatoria. Ars amatoria comprises three books of mockdidactic elegiacs on the art of seduction and intrigue. Reginald foster in rome, brunelle is a fluent speaker of latin and a composer of latin poems, inscriptions, and documents. About the series the oxford greek and latin college commentaries series is designed for students in intermediate or advanced greek or latin. Publius ovidius naso 20 march 43 bce ce 1718, known as ovid v. Did they read his handbook on the art of courtship and seduction for entertainment or, trusting ovids boast ego sum praeceptor amoris 1. Ars amatoria book 3 cambridge classical texts and commentaries 40 au gibson, r. Ars amatoria the art of love is a collection of 57 didactic poems or, perhaps more accurately, a burlesque satire on didactic poetry in three books by the roman lyric poet ovid, written in elegiac couplets and completed and published in 1 ce. The format proceeds page by page, so there is no need to keep turning to the back. The oxford greek and latin college commentaries series is designed for students in intermediate or advanced greek or latin. The third book, written two years after the first books were published, gives women advice on how to win and keep the love of a man i have just armed the greeks against the amazons.
Unlike the more straightforward first two books, ars 3 is a puzzling work, and g. Ars amatoria and remedia amoris 161 doing as a boylearning poetrynot yet writing it. Ten years after publication the book became a reason, or more probably a pretext, for the authors banishment from rome. The placement, on the same page, of the ancient text, a. Brunelle oxford greek and latin college commentaries 9780199987337 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Hollis economic but marvellously suggestive and learned commentary on book. Im aware of a commentary up to line 504 that was part of a 1975 ph. Ars amatoria, book 3 cambridge classical texts and commentaries 40. The love books of ovid being the amores, ars amatoria, remedia amoris and medicamina faciei femineae of publius ovidius naso. Helene leclerc departement dhistoire universite du quebec amontreal montreal, qc h3c 3p8 roy k.
Each commentarys close attention to grammar and syntax is intended to address the needs of readers encountering a work or author for the first time. Roy k gibson book 3 of ovids ars amatoria teaches women how to catch and keep men and is presented in this modern edition, based on the revised oxford classical text by e. He taught for four years three of them as a mellon fellow at vanderbilt university. He recently completed a commentary for oxford university press on book 3 of the ars amatoria. The identification with io was established by the time of callimachus ep. Printed for the members of the limited editions club by a. Detailed commentary notes elucidate the text and individual phrases still further.
Did they read the first two books offering males strategies for success with women, or only the third, for its tutelage on using their bodies to attract men. It contains a clear and uptodate introduction and an intelligent, even humorous, commentary in the best traditions of english literary criticism. The volume also contains related passages with translations and commentaries from ovids ars amatoria 3. Summary this is a fullscale commentary devoted to the third book of ovids ars amatoria. Brunelle oxford greek and latin college commentaries by christopher m.
Ars amatoria book 3 cambridge classical texts and commentaries 40 pb cambridge university press. There are three major commentaries on the ars amatoria in addition to a good number of selections with commentary and translations with notes. Book one of ars amatoria was written to show a man how to find a woman. Ars amatoria book 3 cambridge classical texts and com. The placement, on the same page, of the ancient text. Considerable attention is paid in the introduction and commentary. Ars amatoria book 3 is the first volume in the oxford greek and latin college commentaries series. Brunelle oxford greek and latin college oxford greek and latin college commentaries bilingual by christopher m.
There are two singlevolume commentaries on all three books, by p. In ars amatoria, book three, the last and longest book of his guide to seduction, ovid claims. One of the authors bestknown works, it contributed to his downfall in 8 ce on allegations of immorality. Ars amatoria ovid ancient rome classical literature. Did they read the first two books offering males strategies for success with women, or only the third, for its tutelage on using their. Strange though it may seem, until very recently the only complete commentaries available for ovids ars amatoria were those of paul brandt leipzig 1902 hildesheim 1963 and the italian scholars e. The ars amatoria created considerable interest at the time of its publication. Considerable attention is paid in the introduction and commentary to. Modern literature has been continually influenced by the ars amatoria, which has presented additional information on the relationship between ovids poem and more current writings. Each commentary s close attention to grammar and syntax is intended to address the needs of readers encountering a work or author for the first time.
This seems to be the first in a series of greek and latin commentaries edited in america and aimed at intermediate and advanced college undergraduate studentsroughly equivalent to a level and first year of university in the uk. Brunelle oxford greek and latin college commentaries. My main argument is that, in his disclaimers, ovid is rendering his female readership socially unrecognizable, rather than excluding respectable virgins and matronae from his audience. On a lesser scale, martials epigrams take a similar context of advising readers on love. Ars amatoria book 3 cambridge classical texts and commentaries 40 research output.
Project muse ovid, ars amatoria, ars amatoria, book 3. The gauls made use of an herb which is called guesde, or woad, as caesar reports in the third book of his commentaries. In his extensive introduction and commentary, gibson responds to recent developments in interpreting didactic poetry and the. Kenneys oxford text of the book, and detailed linebyline and. Im looking for commentaries on book i of the ars amatoria, especially any that are in the public domain. This last and longest book of ovids most notorious work helps us see ancient rome in a new light. The first two books consist of instructions to men on the wooing of women of easy virtue. Book 3 2003, cambridge university press in english. In his extensive introduction and commentary, gibson responds to recent developments in interpreting didactic poetry and the treatment of women by classical authors, especially. Both sexes, well appointed, take the field, and mighty love determine which shall yield. Selections from the ars amatoria and remedia amoris of ovid by ovid intro and notes and vocabulary by graves haydon thompson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The appearance of roy gibsons commentary on ars amatoria 3 hereafter, a3 in the cambridge classical texts and commentaries series.
In all of ancient literature there is nothing quite like the ars amatoria, ovids guide to seduction. Bryn mawr commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient greek and latin literature. In ars amatoria, book three, the last and longest book of his guide to seduction, ovid claims to teach women how to find, catch, and keep a male lover. Book 3 of ovids ars amatoria teaches women how to catch and keep men and is presented in this modern edition, based on the revised oxford classical text by e.
Commentary being represented in human shape but with horns. The appearance of roy gibsons commentary on ars amatoria 3 hereafter, a3 in the cambridge classical texts and commentaries series marks this change in status. It was removed from public libraries, and more recently the poem suffered a virtualembargo in schools and universities. Kenneys oxford text of the book, and detailed linebyline and sectionbysection commentary on the language and ideas of the text. Considerable attention is paid in the introduction and commentary to recent developments in interpreting didactic poetry and the treatment of women by the latin elegiac poets. Using editions, commentaries, and translations latn 350.
Find books like the art of love from the worlds largest community of readers. Aretos teachers and students alike will be delighted with the effectiveness with which hollis places the ars amatoria within its proper cultural context. Jan 29, 2015 each commentary s close attention to grammar and syntax is intended to address the needs of readers encountering a work or author for the first time. Talem te bacchus satyris clamantibus euhoe sustulit in currus, cnosi relicta, suos. Ars amatoria book iii cambridge classical texts and commentaries ebook free. Ovid on cosmetics presents and explicates this witty. Ovids disclaimers in the ars amatoria need to be read in this context.