Ovid and Augustus : a political reading of Ovid's erotic poems / P.J. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Peter J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry--Social aspects.

Poetry.

Politics and literature.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.

Ovid.

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.

Augustus.

Erotic poetry, Latin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 183 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Duckworth, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

""Ovid and Augustus" deals with one of the most contentious issues in the study of Roman literature, the relationship between Augustan literary texts and Augustan politics. One of the central facts of Ovid's life is that he was exiled to the shores of the Black Sea. The poet himself tells us that he was being punished because of a poem and a mistake. Although the mistake is unknowable, we do have the poem, "Art of Love". Here, Peter Davis reads all of Ovid's early works (the erotic poetry: "Heroides", "Amores", "Art of Love", "Cures for Love") against their political context, and argues that they challenge the Augustan regime's political ideology and resist the Augustan conception of what it was to be Roman."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1 Tristia 2: Defending Love Poetry 1

2 Conflicting Evaluations of Augustus 9

3 Augustan Ideology: Secular Festival and Augustan Forum 23

4 Heroides 49

5 Amores 71

6 Ars Amatoria 85

7 Remedia Amoris 109

8 Epilogue: Erotic Works in the Exile Poetry 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472539960

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.