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Ovid and His Poetic Background
Ovid is among one of the most producing and well-known poets, just as Lucretius, Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Tibullus, and Propertius. The Romanticism within the century 1770-1870 did not benefit Ovid's poetry or his reputation given his work was thought of as unromantic and lacking in feeling. Despite his poems lacking romance, the Constantza created an elegant statue of Ovid in their town square since Ovid spent his last ten years of exile in Tomis, now called Constantza. Ovid's poetic works have been recognized by other literary writers and scholars, including Shakespeare and Wilamowitz. Even with great recognition, Ovid was continuously a conflict of discussion in regards to his work among Shakespeare, the times of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, or the views from England after the Reformation. Shakespeare and the times of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance agreed among Ovid being a great poet and storyteller, whereas the views from England disparaged his work. Through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance time periods, Ovid's merits as a storyteller and poet were anything but doubted. In Europe or the Britich isles, the art galleries clearly depict the evidence in pictures and sculptures of Ovid's heavy influence and inventiveness throughout his poetic works. However, in a Conventional opinion, Ovid is dismissed as a insincere and immoral given the lack of reading in Ovid's work.

Ovid and His Personal Background
Ovid's birthplace in Sulmona, Italy was marked as an International conference in 1958, followed by another International Conference located in Constantza on the Black Sea coast of Romania. Ovid was married to three different women and was also involved in having affairs throughout his marriages. It was suggested that Ovid possibly was involved in adultery with emperor Augustus' granddaughter Julia with Decimus Silanus since both Ovid and Julia were both exiled the same year.

Ovid favored peace over war during the civil wars of his time and id not suffer loss of money, land, or relations, just as Virgil, Horace, and Propertius had endured. Given that Ovid came from a rich 'county' family, he did not have to suffer through much objective loss during the wars.

Ovid portrayed his love for women and sex through his works, which was not to be taken for granted in comparison to other Latin poets.

Ovid's Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses was written between the times of A.D. 2 and A.D. 8, which was when Ovid was in his late forties and ultimately the peak of his talents. This epic poem was capable of allowing Ovid to stand tall on the literary ladder, whereas a rather minor poem would not have represented the strengths of Ovid's talents at such lengths. The first four words of Metamorphoses , "In nova fert animus" ('My inspiration is taking me in a new direction') are representative of Ovid's change in Greek or Latin to an epic poem. Often times the first few words of any serious ancient poem are highly significant. Metamorphoses was one of Ovid's pieces of mastery in which he portrays love, which was one of the Romans' interests in regards to his work given the all the human passions, emotions, and affections Ovid was able to portray throughout his poems.

Metamorphoses Background
Metamorphoses creates the freedom of transition from inanimate to animate, male and female flowing to the other, as the physical, emotional, and spiritual forms of human beings have the power of making the visibility of invisible movements. Through Ovid's portraying of physical convertibility, he can reveal the essence of a personality, including the needs, longings, passions, and fears, all in which can be connected with the physical form of the body.

Throughout Metamorphoses, Ovid's erotic poetry conveys a whole spectrum of love, passion, scorn, regret, hate, lust, reveals a unique understanding of women and their needs, and presents the complexity of personalities and relationships along with the depth and length needed for relationships to develop. The character throughout Ovid's epic poem are somewhat larger than life but their experiences, emotions, and actions are more similar to Ovid's Rome than Mount Olympus.

External links section
This paper is decently lengthy, but it offers an abundant amount of background and detailed information of Ovid's poetic life, his reputation through his work, and his personal interest reflecting on his life and poems. The paper provides a detailed description of the opposing opinions of literary figures and the time periods in regards to Ovid and his work, which dives deeper into the influences of Metamorphoses.

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This paper describes the relationship between gender, love, and the body throughout Metamorphoses and connects these factors to the actual attributes from Ovid's epic poem.

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This paper dives into great detail in regards to the aspects of love throughout Metamorphoses and describes the relevance as it affects the physical and emotional state of the characters.