The Art of Love
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The Art of Love is a didactic elegiac poem by the Roman poet Ovid that offers witty, often irreverent advice on the arts of seduction and romantic intrigue.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman literary work
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didactic poem ⓘ elegiac poem ⓘ |
| addresseeOfBook3 | women ⓘ |
| addresseeOfBooks1And2 | men ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 2 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
controversial treatment of morality
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criticized for encouraging adultery ⓘ |
| didacticFocus |
how to find a lover
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how to keep a lover ⓘ how to manage love affairs ⓘ how to win a lover ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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love poetry ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitleVariant | Art of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
European courtly love tradition
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Renaissance love poetry ⓘ medieval love literature ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Ars Amatoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | elegiac couplets ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan poetry ⓘ |
| meter | elegiac couplet ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 3 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationPeriod | 1st century BCE–1st century CE ⓘ |
| placeInOvidsCareer | pre-exilic work ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Amores
NERFINISHED
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Medicamina Faciei Femineae NERFINISHED ⓘ Remedia Amoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Augustan Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
allusive
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elegant ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
courtship strategies
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love affairs in Rome ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| theme |
manipulation in love
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performance of gender roles ⓘ theatricality of romance ⓘ urban social life ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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irreverent ⓘ witty ⓘ |
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