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Remedia amoris
Book • 1855
Written around 2 AD, 'Remedia Amoris' is a companion poem to Ovid's 'Ars Amatoria'.
It provides guidance on how to escape safely from an unhappy love affair, suggesting methods such as keeping busy, traveling, avoiding wine and love poetry, and focusing on the beloved's defects.
The poem is part of the Hellenistic category of didactic poetry and has been interpreted in various ways throughout history, from being seen as frivolous in the Victorian era to being praised for its practicality in the 20th century.
It provides guidance on how to escape safely from an unhappy love affair, suggesting methods such as keeping busy, traveling, avoiding wine and love poetry, and focusing on the beloved's defects.
The poem is part of the Hellenistic category of didactic poetry and has been interpreted in various ways throughout history, from being seen as frivolous in the Victorian era to being praised for its practicality in the 20th century.
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