The Love Books of Ovid Being the Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei Femineae of Publius Ovidius Naso - Hardcover

by Ovid (Author), J. Lewis May (Translator)

The Love Books of Ovid is a compilation of four works by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, commonly known as Ovid. The book includes the Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei Femineae. The Amores is a collection of love poems that explore the joys and sorrows of love affairs. The Ars Amatoria is a guidebook on the art of seduction and provides advice on how to win the affections of a lover. The Remedia Amoris is a sequel to the Ars Amatoria and offers advice on how to overcome the pain of a failed love affair. Finally, the Medicamina Faciei Femineae is a poem about beauty treatments for women. Ovid's writing is known for its wit, humor, and sensuality, and his works continue to be popular today for their timeless themes of love and desire.1930. Illustrated by Jean de Bosschere. Ovid was a Roman writer of love elegies (Amores), then experimented with the imaginary letter, mock didactic verse (Ars Amatoria), and collective narrative relating disconnected stories inside a large historical or chronological frame. Little was heard of Ovid until the Renaissance where he was revered as the great preceptor of courtly love. Through the Renaissance up to modern times, his poetry has been respected as a treasury of mythic themes, the suggestiveness and psychological content of which have inspired the imagination of a legion of writers. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.