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The Art of Love by Ovid

evenormandinc's review against another edition

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3.0

Très intéressant, mais pas nécessairement un "page turner" (j'ai passé vite sur les références mythologiques, disons). C'était un heureux mélange de conseils pertinents très actuels, de conseils louches et de conseils louches soulevant des questions très actuelles (p. ex. sur le consentement)!

Dans la section portant sur les moyens de se remettre d'une rupture, la lectrice précédente (mon exemplaire est usagé) avait pris des notes assez comiques dans la marge... ça ne faisait qu'ajouter au charme de la chose! Globalement, j'ai aimé!

kxowledge's review against another edition

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3.0

Once again I am amazed by Ovid skill to transform such matter into poetry, the original Latin text (mellifluous and fluid) is superior to the translation in many ways, but ultimately I wasn’t particularly into reading about cheating habits in the Roman epoch.

kalidels's review against another edition

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3.0

Ovid gave some very poignant and relevant advice, particularly in the Cures for Love section. ("Don't reread old letters," "Go traveling. The less you want to go, the more you need to." "Be among friends.") I found the new translation and the rhyme scheme very charming, but at the end of the day I wasn't that interested in reading about how No means Yes for Roman men, or how one can get away with cheating. (3.5/5)