I have been thinking a lot about this

I don't know exactly what works of Ovid we could concentrate on as he wrote so much.
If there is any interest in this, let me know!
Dean
A roughish translation for anyone who needs one, though I don't say it's a good one (any corrections gratefully received). Ovid is about to go into exile having offended Caesar (by publishing ars amatoria iirc):Tum vero exoritur clamor gemitusque meorum,
et feriunt maestae pectore nuda manus.
Tum vero coniunx umeris abeuntis inhaerens
miscuit haec lacrimis tristia verba meis:
'non potes avelli. Simul hinc, simul ibimus:', inquit,
'te sequar et coniunx exulis exul ero.
et mihi facta via est, et me capit ultima tellus:
accedam profugae sarcina parva rati.
te iubet e patria discedere Caesaris ira,
me piet[a]s. pietas haec mihi Caesar erit.
O jawel, als je ze op de computer hebt staan, mag je me ze gerust eens sturen. Er zitten hier wel een aantal Nederlandstaligen hoor, je moet ze alleen weten te vinden tussen de bosjes en het struikgewas.I did translate it into Dutch of course, but I don't think there will be many people who would care for a Dutch translation.
When comes into mind the o so sad image of that night,Dean wrote:Soemthing that I remember very well from the Tristia because I had this to translate in class.
Cum subit illius tristissima noctis imago,
Qua mihi supremum tempus in Urbe fuit,
Cum repeto noctem, qua tot mihi cara reliqui,
Labitur ex oculis nunc quoque gutta meis.
Iam prope lux aderat, qua me discedere Caesar
Finibus extremae iusserat Ausoniae.
Nec spatium nec mens fuerat satis apta parandi;
Torpuerant longa pectora nostra mora.
The very words that Ovid uses makes this passage quite sad.
Hi Dean,Dean wrote:Just out of curiosity, would there be any interest in an Ovid study group?
I have been thinking a lot about this![]()
I don't know exactly what works of Ovid we could concentrate on as he wrote so much.
If there is any interest in this, let me know!
Dean
Hi Dean,Dean wrote:Just out of curiosity, would there be any interest in an Ovid study group?
I have been thinking a lot about this![]()
I don't know exactly what works of Ovid we could concentrate on as he wrote so much.
If there is any interest in this, let me know!
Dean