Pliny and Galen put love elegy into prose: Pliny, to model the behavior of an ideal wife; Galen, to dismiss it and offer a healthier prescription. … Read the post Pliny the Younger and Galen respond to love elegy
Classical scholars, esp. Sharon James in Learned Girls and Male Persuasion, don’t adequately understand the male position in Roman love elegy and in life. … Read the post more on Ovid and Roman love elegy
Ovid invokes men’s game to satirize Roman love elegy and to succeed truly in seduction. … Read the post understanding Ovid's satirical Roman love elegy