Ovid. 100 Seiten

There is no getting around him. No matter which museum or castle we enter, there is always a painting somewhere illustrating the material to which he gave the formative shape in his "Metamorphoses," whether it is the myth of Daedalus and Icarus or the amorous adventures of the old philanderer Jupiter. Generations of Latin students have struggled through his brilliant hexameters, only to later devour - with a little more enthusiasm - his teachings on love. Dating coach, womanizer, storyteller: Melanie Möller portrays the poet Ovid and situates him in his time. She presents his works and shows how they were later received. And she attempts answers to questions still debated today, including: Did Ovid really have anything to do with the affair of Augustus' granddaughter Julia - and had to go into exile because of it? And did he really spend his time there, in exile on the Black Sea, writing textbooks on fishing?...