Ovid

The witty voice of Augustan love poetry, whose Metamorphoses became the West's myth handbook.

Specifications & Metrics

era

43 BC – 17/18 AD

language

Latin

region

Sulmo, Italy; exile in Tomis on the Black Sea

notable works

Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria, Amores, Tristia

Core Principles & Analysis

• Augustus exiled him to Tomis in 8 AD for 'a poem and a mistake'.
• The Metamorphoses became medieval Europe's standard myth source.
• His playful elegiac couplets defined Latin love poetry's tone.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Ovid