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The Art of Love

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The Art of Love

By: Ovid, Rolfe Humphries - translator
Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
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Humphries has rendered (Ovid's) love poetry with conspicuous success into English which is neither obtrusively colloquial nor awkwardly antique.

©1957 Indiana University Press (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks
Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Collections Epic Love Poetry Themes & Styles
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some interesting content, some advice that will get you thrown in jail, and the rest of the time you feel like you're being quizzed on Greek mythology by a relentless name-dropper. good narrator.

educational

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As to how sophisticated they were (and how little has changed). Best part: how to treat a girl at the chariot races.

Fascinating History

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The narrator is excellent.

The translation is suspect though. "In plainer English"?! "savoir faire"?! "Negligees?!" This is ridiculous. Ovid was born in 43BC he never heard a word of "English" Nor had anyone else in his era. "Plainer English" Thats just painful. The modernistic turns of phrase here are painful but otherwise an excellent program.

The translation is suspect. Painful modernisms.

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