Ovid
Roman poet known for his wit, eroticism, and mythological verse narratives. His Metamorphoses remains one of the most influential works on later European literature and art.
Works
- MetamorphosesCollection of myths depicting transformations of mortals into gods, animals, plants
- AmoresLove poems about an affair between the narrator and a woman named Corinna
- Ars AmatoriaInstructional poem on the art of seduction and romantic conquest
- TristiaElegiac poems of melancholy and longing written in exile from Rome
- HeroidesEpistles from legendary heroines in myth addressing absent lovers with lament