The Art of Love

By: Ovid, Rolfe Humphries - translator

Narrated by: Tim Lundeen

Humphries has rendered (Ovid's) love poetry with conspicuous success into English which is neither obtrusively colloquial nor awkwardly antique.

©1957 Indiana University Press (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks

Fascinating History

As to how sophisticated they were (and how little has changed). Best part: how to treat a girl at the chariot races.

A great classic a horrible narrator

This narrator takes the joy out of this work by speaking with an affected tone of loftiness, which is completely unnecessary. I wish he was reading it with a more grounded voice. Just say the words. It’s not hard.

The translation is suspect. Painful modernisms.

The narrator is excellent.

The translation is suspect though. "In plainer English"?! "savoir faire"?! "Negligees?!" This is ridiculous. Ovid was born in 43BC he never heard a word of "English" Nor had anyone else in his era. "Plainer English" Thats just painful. The modernistic turns of phrase here are painful but otherwise an excellent program.

educational

some interesting content, some advice that will get you thrown in jail, and the rest of the time you feel like you're being quizzed on Greek mythology by a relentless name-dropper. good narrator.