Ovid, Remedia Amoris [Remedies for Love]

Andreas Michalopoulos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Ed. by William John Dominik, University of Otago
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: Anca Dan (École Practique de Hautes Études PSL), Martine Diepenbroek (University of Johannesburg), William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Victoria Fendel (University of Oxford), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Guendalina Daniela Maria Taietti (University of Liverpool), Jula Wildberger (American University of Paris)

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First circulation or publication c. -1 - 2

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The

Remedia amoris

(“Cures for love”, “Antidotes to love” or “Remedies for love”) is a poem by Publius Ovidius Naso written in elegiac couplets and consisting of 814 lines. The work belongs to the genre of didactic poetry and was conceived as the answer or rather the sequel to the

Ars amatoria

, the three books of didactic elegiac poetry published by Ovid in order to teach his students, men (the first two books) and women (the third book), the art and strategy of seduction and intrigue. One cannot be absolutely certain about the exact date of publication of the

Remedia amoris

, yet according to internal chronological indications and external testimonies one may safely assume that it was published around 1 BCE, in any case not after 2 CE.

Ovid’s role as a teacher of love

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Citation: Michalopoulos, Andreas. "Remedia Amoris". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=2423, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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