Wonderful! And yes, more Ovid, please. I do love the Metamorphoses, but I'm also a huge fan of his Amores, which are so incredibly delightful, and somehow incredibly poignant even when lighthearted. Cheers!
I’ve been watching your videos for about a month now. I’ve fallen in love with history and literature and am giving myself a classical education. Thank you so much for these videos
Great video, Erica! Your unique introduction always brings a smile. No one does it quite like you. Thanks for sharing your work. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a Merry Christmas! 🤶🎅 🎄🎄 🎁🎁✨✨
@MoAnInc Wow that's so great. Something interesting going on there... I'd love to see a dive into his letters from the Black Sea. He must have left some hidden clues there to something or other
Best tonic on a dull day? A uniquely interesting ancient history channel, hosted by a young lady who's face and smile reminds me of a quote referencing Helen of Troy, of course! Thanks Erica!
(Raises hand!) Professor, I was here for Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Ars Notoria on learning by angels, and Goethe's Faust? I might be in a different course?
Oh super happy about an Ovid Odyssey. I read the Metamorphosis once but will be very happily rereading it. Although it is about.. Metamorphosis..I think it is also about silencing. So many of the stories have elements of tongues being made incapable of speech or other silencing. Anyway, I just find that interesting
Having just been directed to your channel, I am a delighted to see this new entry today. Charm, knowledge and enthusiasm are a great combination. Thanks, Erica. Oh, and having Sicilian parentage also adds to your appeal. 😊
I am in a Dungeons and Dragons game set in Ancient Rome and my character is literally just Ovid during his exile. I agree that his life is incredibly interesting, mostly for the mystery of his exile. I've been characterizing him as a mix between ancient Andrew Tate and Bob Dylan lol.
My pet theory is that it is a destroyed text, that ovid had caused something which killing ovid would only cause to be copied more, so probably something accusing mr big 8s of kingness
Like the exile so far is essentially a death sentence; and then what qualms would Octavian have to not just kill him. Also my reading of ovid was ars am, meta, & then fastii Kinda hated metamorphoses
Great video and Ovid is a favourite. And Ars Amatoria (+ sequels) is the best. But please loose the modern politically correct (or whatever) apologetics. Especially for a classicist it is inappropriate to be so time bound, in no time it will be as a laughable as Victorian Bowdlerizing. The only line I ever remember though is from the Tristia "nix iacet, et iacet ne sol pluviaeque resolvant" and I can just imagine the poor Italian living in a place where the snow falls and nothing ever melts it again all winter long!
I always get very excited when another video drops no matter what time I see lol most of the time it's in the middle of the night 💤🥱 I have been wanting to read Ovid I've heard his stuff is amazing ❤
Enjoying all your videos about ancient authors. Also appreciating your humor, especially when it isn't appropriate 😂
Thank you :)
Wonderful! And yes, more Ovid, please. I do love the Metamorphoses, but I'm also a huge fan of his Amores, which are so incredibly delightful, and somehow incredibly poignant even when lighthearted. Cheers!
It shows that you're doing what you love 👍It's fun to see folks having fun with history
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I’ve been watching your videos for about a month now. I’ve fallen in love with history and literature and am giving myself a classical education. Thank you so much for these videos
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Great video, Erica! Your unique introduction always brings a smile. No one does it quite like you. Thanks for sharing your work. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a Merry Christmas! 🤶🎅 🎄🎄 🎁🎁✨✨
Thank you so much! I hope you have a happy Christmas, too :)
I always smile when you upload! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas 🥹🫶🏼✨
So excited for Ovid!
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If only more Roman and ancient Greek texts had come down to us through the centuries instead of being lost...
I’m so glad I found this nerdy little corner of the internet! Your videos are so much fun. Thanks Erica!
So glad to have you on board! 🤓
Another awesome video...thanks!
I heard Ovid's exile was revoked in 2017 by the council of Rome. Very nice.
What a joy he is!
OH MY GOD THIS IS ICONIC. www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/16/ovids-exile-to-the-remotest-margins-of-the-roman-empire-revoked
@MoAnInc Wow that's so great. Something interesting going on there... I'd love to see a dive into his letters from the Black Sea. He must have left some hidden clues there to something or other
Love your videos!
Thank you!
Best tonic on a dull day? A uniquely interesting ancient history channel, hosted by a young lady who's face and smile reminds me of a quote referencing Helen of Troy, of course! Thanks Erica!
I’m a big fan of Ovid and I’ve heard about the art of love. Thank you for the great video!
Thanks for tuning in!
Always, have you covered the ancient poet Martial? I only know of him because he wrote about the opening of the coliseum. I think that’s him, 😂
Am I the only guy who thinks Erica is saying, "Hello" only to me :-) Great as always...
Ovid… the ancient world’s Lord Byron & pick up artist…
(Raises hand!) Professor, I was here for Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Ars Notoria on learning by angels, and Goethe's Faust? I might be in a different course?
Ovid would have LOVED the notae
Oh super happy about an Ovid Odyssey. I read the Metamorphosis once but will be very happily rereading it. Although it is about.. Metamorphosis..I think it is also about silencing. So many of the stories have elements of tongues being made incapable of speech or other silencing. Anyway, I just find that interesting
Thank you, Erica. ❤❤❤
You’re welcome!
Apparently, there is a lost work by Ovid, a tragedy, ‘Medea’, which was very well received.
Hello MoAn,
What is your best regarded English translation of Ovid? I heard Stephanie McCarters translation is quite good. What do you think?
My boy Ovid! Woohoo!
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Having just been directed to your channel, I am a delighted to see this new entry today. Charm, knowledge and enthusiasm are a great combination. Thanks, Erica. Oh, and having Sicilian parentage also adds to your appeal. 😊
I am in a Dungeons and Dragons game set in Ancient Rome and my character is literally just Ovid during his exile. I agree that his life is incredibly interesting, mostly for the mystery of his exile. I've been characterizing him as a mix between ancient Andrew Tate and Bob Dylan lol.
positive vibes ftw
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Have you read or talked about The Satyricon? Would love to hear you disucss it
I haven’t spoken about The Satyricon yet, unfortunately :(
Metamorphosis is a desert island book.
What did Ovid do?
My pet theory is that it is a destroyed text, that ovid had caused something which killing ovid would only cause to be copied more, so probably something accusing mr big 8s of kingness
Like the exile so far is essentially a death sentence; and then what qualms would Octavian have to not just kill him.
Also my reading of ovid was ars am, meta, & then fastii
Kinda hated metamorphoses
nobody wrote it down... so essentially if it peeved off the emperor so badly, why would you want to mention it again?
You did speak quite fast. I thought it was enthusiasm.
Great video and Ovid is a favourite. And Ars Amatoria (+ sequels) is the best. But please loose the modern politically correct (or whatever) apologetics. Especially for a classicist it is inappropriate to be so time bound, in no time it will be as a laughable as Victorian Bowdlerizing.
The only line I ever remember though is from the Tristia "nix iacet, et iacet ne sol pluviaeque resolvant" and I can just imagine the poor Italian living in a place where the snow falls and nothing ever melts it again all winter long!
Are you sure Tomas is pronounced "Thomas?" Shouldn't it be "toe-mus?"
🎄 🎁 🚀 I KEEP CHECKING back every hour ⏰️ waiting for that 29.9k to flip to 30k!!! Just in time for Christmas. 🎄 🎁 🚀
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Wow how annoying that we don’t know why he was exiled? Thanks for that Erica🤯🤣 his Heroides sound interesting! May just have to pick a copy up👀🫶🏻
I always get very excited when another video drops no matter what time I see lol most of the time it's in the middle of the night 💤🥱 I have been wanting to read Ovid I've heard his stuff is amazing ❤
I think we should read Ovid more
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