num_pages: 113
description: Embers of the Ancient Flame is a user-friendly introduction to the Latin love poetry of Catullus, Horace, and Ovid. Each poet has his distinctive Catullus reels wildly between tender passion and jealous obsession, between adoring -- even slavish -- love and venomous hate. Horace seems less immediate, more voyeuristic, distancing himself by adopting a philosophically minded persona, or by coolly observing the passions of others. And Ovid, coy and striking -- though precious -- dazzles with references learned and mythological, calling his earnestness into doubt. In short, this selection runs the gamut of views on love. Catullus, Horace, and Ovid lived during two of Rome's most dynamic eras, the late Republic and the early Empire. Their poetry provides a glimpse into the most personal parts of Roman life during historically and literarily singular times. For College and International Baccalaureate curricula, this edition Introduction on Catullus, Horace, and OvidIntroduction to each poemLatin text of 32 poems with facing-page grammar and vocabulary notesMaps and illustrationsFull vocabularySelected bibliography Also A Little Book of Latin Love A Transitional Reader for Catullus, Horace, And Ovid - ISBN 0865166013 Amores, Metamorphoses : Selections - ISBN 0865164312 For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology , Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar . We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books. Some of the areas we publish in Selections From The AeneidLatin Grammar &amp; PronunciationGreek Grammar &amp; PronunciationTexts Supporting Wheelock's LatinClassical author Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, CiceroVocabulary Cards For AP Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, HoraceGreek MythologyGreek LexiconSlovak Culture And History
language: English
title: Embers of the Ancient Flame: Latin Love Poetry Selections from Catullus, Horace, And Ovid
titlecomplete: Embers of the Ancient Flame: Latin Love Poetry Selections from Catullus, Horace, And Ovid
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publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers