Embers of the Ancient Flame: Latin Love Poetry Selections from Catullus, Horace and Ovid, digital, 180-day access
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Embers of the Ancient Flame is a user-friendly introduction to the Latin love poetry of Catullus, Horace, and Ovid. Each poet has his distinctive voice. Catullus reels wildly between tender passion and jealous obsession, between adoring—even slavish—love and venomous hate. Horace seems less immediate, more voyeuristic: he distances himself by adopting a philosophically minded persona, or by coolly observing the passions of others. Ovid, coy and striking though precious, dazzles with references learned and mythological, calling his earnestness into doubt. In short, this selection runs the gamut of views on love. Catullus, Horace, and Ovid lived during two of Rome's most dynamic eras, the late Republic and the early Empire. Their poetry provides a glimpse into the most personal parts of Roman life during historically and literarily singular times.
Special Features
Introduction on Catullus, Horace, and Ovid
Introduction to each poem
Latin text of 32 poems with facing-page grammar and vocabulary notes
Maps and illustrations
Appendices on meter and rhetorical devices
Full vocabulary
Selected bibliography
EdTech Shelfit Reader digital edition of Print ISBN: 9780865166097 Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., ebook. Copyright: 2005