Ovid's art of love, in three books. [electronic resource] : The life of Ovid; Ovid's remedy of love; his art of beauty; the court of love; and The history of love, including the following stories, viz. I. The history of Perseus and Andromeda. II. The history of Pygmalion. III. The story of Hippomenes and Pygmalion. IV. The story of Cephalus and Procris. V. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice. VI. The parting of Achilles and Deidamia. VII. Leander's epistle to hero. VIII. The story of Narcissus and Echo. IX. The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. X. The passion of Scylla for Minos. and XI. A pastoral elegy on the death of Delia. Adorned with cuts, and embellished with explanatory notes never before published.
1758
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Ovid's art of love, in three books. [electronic resource] : The life of Ovid; Ovid's remedy of love; his art of beauty; the court of love; and The history of love, including the following stories, viz. I. The history of Perseus and Andromeda. II. The history of Pygmalion. III. The story of Hippomenes and Pygmalion. IV. The story of Cephalus and Procris. V. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice. VI. The parting of Achilles and Deidamia. VII. Leander's epistle to hero. VIII. The story of Narcissus and Echo. IX. The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. X. The passion of Scylla for Minos. and XI. A pastoral elegy on the death of Delia. Adorned with cuts, and embellished with explanatory notes never before published.
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Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.
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Ars amatoria. English
Remedia amoris. English.
Remedia amoris. English.
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Glasgow : Printed for J. Edwin, MDCCLVIII. [1758]
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Great Britain -- Scotland -- Glasgow.
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English
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218p.,plates ; 12⁰.
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Titlepage in red and black.
Variously translated by John Dryden, Nahum Tate and William Congreve.
'The court of love' is paraphrased from Chaucer by Arthur Maynwaring and 'The history of love' is by Charles Hopkins.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Variously translated by John Dryden, Nahum Tate and William Congreve.
'The court of love' is paraphrased from Chaucer by Arthur Maynwaring and 'The history of love' is by Charles Hopkins.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T224706.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.
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