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The Ovidian Bedroom (Ars amatoria 2.703–34): The Place of Sex in Ovidian Erotic Elegy and Erotodidactic Verse

Ingleheart, J.

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This article constitutes a close reading of the sex scene that closes Ovid, Ars amatoria 2, and an analysis of its contribution to Ovidian first-person erotic elegiac poetry. Lines 703–34 are read comparatively alongside parallel passages, including Amores 3.14 and the end of Ars 3. This study pays particular attention to narrative strategies, erotodidactic instruction, the Latin sexual vocabulary, and wider issues relating to Roman sexuality, including gender dynamics and powerplay. Ultimately, the article argues that this sex scene demonstrates the programmatic and generic importance of sex for Ovid’s first- person erotic elegy and erotodidactic elegies.

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Ingleheart, J. (2021). The Ovidian Bedroom (Ars amatoria 2.703–34): The Place of Sex in Ovidian Erotic Elegy and Erotodidactic Verse. TAPA, 151(2), 295-333. https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.2021.0012

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 28, 2020
Online Publication Date Oct 22, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Mar 24, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal TAPA
Print ISSN 2575-7199
Electronic ISSN 2575-7199
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 151
Issue 2
Pages 295-333
DOI https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.2021.0012
Publisher URL https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/tapa

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