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Book SynopsisBook III of Ovid's Ars Amatoria teaches women how to catch and keep men and is here presented in the first full modern edition. Considerable attention is paid in the introduction and commentary to recent developments in interpreting didactic poetry and the treatment of women by the Latin elegiac poets.
Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'A detailed commentary on the third book of the Ars Amatoria has long been a desideratum. Roy K. Gibson's impressive work fills the gap and does an admirable job at elucidating a poem that for all its obvious entertainment value is not always easy to interpret. … the commentary is a masterwork of learning … a treasure trove … pleasantly undogmatic. … Well aware of the complexity of Ovid's text, Gibson judiciously refrains from simplifying it - an honest and reasonable attitude that provides a welcome corrective to the all-too-often one-sided and ideology-driven interpretations found in recent Ovidian scholarship.' Katharina Volk, Columbia University, New York
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Text and critical apparatus; Method of the commentary; Commentary.
