![]() ![]() The Amores is a collection of romantic poems centered on the poet’s own complicated love life: he is involved with a woman, Corinna, who is sometimes unobtainable, sometimes compliant, and often difficult and domineering. Although influenced by poets such as Catullus, Ovid demonstrates a much greater awareness of the funny side of love than any of his predecessors. He may have begun writing his Amores as early as 25 BC. Born in 43 BC, Ovid was educated in Rome in preparation for a career in public services before finding his calling as a poet. This book contain embedded audio files of the original text read aloud by Aleksandra Szypowska. Ovid’s Amores, written in the first century BC, is arguably the best-known and most popular collection in this tradition. "From Catullus to Horace, the tradition of Latin erotic poetry produced works of literature which are still read throughout the world. ![]()
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