{"product_id":"the-offense-of-love-ars-amatoria-remedia-amoris-and-tristia-2-paperback-softback-9780299302047","title":"The Offense of Love; Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris, and Tristia 2 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299302047","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Offense of Love\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArs Amatoria, Remedia Amoris, and Tristia 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOvid (Author), Julia Dyson Hejduk (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299302047\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 14.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.411 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOvid's Art of Love (\u003cem\u003eArs Amatoria\u003c\/em\u003e) and its sequel Remedies for Love (\u003cem\u003eRemedia Amoris\u003c\/em\u003e) are among the most notorious poems of the ancient world. In AD 8, the emperor Augustus exiled Ovid to the shores of the Black Sea for \"\"a poem and a mistake.\"\" Whatever the mistake may have been, the poem was certainly the \u003cem\u003eArs Amatoria\u003c\/em\u003e, which the emperor found a bit too immoral.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn exile, Ovid composed Sad Things (\u003cem\u003eTristia\u003c\/em\u003e), which included a defense of his life and work as brilliant and cheeky as his controversial love manuals. In a poem addressed to Augustus (\u003cem\u003eTristia 2\u003c\/em\u003e), he argues, \"\"Since all of life and literature is one long, steamy sex story, why single poor Ovid out?\"\" While seemingly groveling at the emperor's feet, he creates an image of Augustus as capricious tyrant and himself as suffering artist that wins over every reader (except the one to whom it was addressed).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together translations of the \u003cem\u003eArs Amatoria\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRemedia Amoris\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTristia 2\u003c\/em\u003e, Julia Dyson Hejduk's \u003cem\u003eThe Offense of Love\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to include both the offense and the defense of Ovid's amatory work in a single volume. Hejduk's elegant and accurate translations, helpful notes, and comprehensive introduction will guide readers through Ovid's wickedly witty poetic tour of the literature, mythology, topography, religion, politics, and (of course) sexuality of ancient Rome.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685663863064,"sku":"9780299302047","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-offense-of-love-ars-amatoria-remedia-amoris-and-tristia-2-paperback-softback-9780299302047","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}