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Ovid: Epistulae ex Ponto Book I

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Edited by
Garth Tissol
, Emory University, Atlanta
Published 2014

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When Ovid, already renowned for his love poetry, the Metamorphoses and other works, was exiled by Augustus to Tomis on the Black Sea in AD 8, he continued to write. After five books of Tristia, he composed a collection of verse letters, the Epistulae ex Ponto, in which he appeals to his friends and supporters in Rome, lamenting his lot and begging for their help in mitigating it. In these epistolary elegies his inventiveness flourishes no less than before and…

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  • New edition and commentary, demonstrating the interest and importance of this often neglected work
  • The commentary provides enough help to students to enable them to understand and appreciate the text, yet without overwhelming them with too much detail
  • The introduction examines the literary background of the work, its relation to Ovid's earlier works, and its special interest and appeal to readers of Augustan poetry

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