Arte de amar. Remedios del amor

Synopsis of Arte de amar. Remedios del amor

This fundamental work by Publius Ovidius Naso brings together two of his most influential texts: 'Ars amatoria' (The Art of Love) and 'Remedia amoris' (The Cure for Love). Presented in a bilingual edition with translation, notes, and chronology by José-Ignacio Ciruelo, this work offers a detailed view of daily life in ancient Rome, moving away from epic ideals to focus on didactic love and human experience. The book serves as a manual for seduction and romantic advice, covering everything from the process of conquest to the definitive forgetting of an unrequited love. It is an essential piece for understanding the didactic poetic genre in classical literature, maintaining its relevance as a cultural and literary reference throughout the centuries.