Abstract
In the proems of Ovid's Amores, Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris, the speaker manipulates various types of personification in his characterizations of amor, fallaciously advancing the notion that love is conquerable. I use Hesiodic and Platonic models of eros to identify two types of personified amor in Ovid's love poetry and the ways they are used to mislead the reader.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-240 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Classical Journal |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Classics