| Games of Venus: An Anthology of Greek and Roman Erotic Verse from Sappho to Ovid Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bing, Peter (Editor), Bing, Peter (Translator), Cohen, Rip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415902614 ISBN-13: 9780415902618 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 Annotation: b /b b i Games of Venus, /i /b the first comprehensive anthology of ancient Greek and Roman erotic verse, revives the tradition of eroticism in the arts for the modern reader. Unblushingly rendered with robust translations, b /b b i Games of Venus /i /b presents the whole spectrum of erotic poetry from Sappho to Ovid. Recreating in English the full range of styles and tones present in the original Greek and Latin, the translators capture the gamut of amorous situations portrayed in these poems. br br The volume contains a useful introduction acquainting the reader with ancient sexual mores in their social setting, and offers a helpful guide to reading ancient erotic verse. The poems are prefaced by brief sketches of each poet's life and times, poetic output and style, and are accompanied by informative notes elucidating references to myth, geography, historical events and personages, as well as unfamiliar sexual and social customs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Poetry |
| Dewey: 881.010 |
| Series: New Ancient World |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.94" W x 8.89" (0.88 lbs) 294 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent attacks on contemporary art have portrayed the erotic content of works by Robert Mapplethorpe and others as if it were a deviation from the Western artistic tradition. On the contrary, there is a rich tradition of eroticism in the arts beginning with the erotic verse of ancient Greek and Roman poets. Games of Venus, the first comprehensive anthology in English of ancient Greek and Roman erotic verse, revives this tradition for the modern reader. Games of Venus presents the whole spectrum of erotic poetry from Sappho to Ovid in translations which evoke the full range of styles and tones present in the original Greek and Latin. Brief biographical sketches accompany the work of each poet as do notes referring to the myths, geography, historical events, personages, and sexual and social customs mentioned in the verse. |