Elegies of Love

Near the end of his life, Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) began creating astonishingly an improvisatory and free life drawings. First published in a very limited edition in 1939, 31 of these drawings are paired here with selected Love Elegies from Ovid, one of Rodin’s favorite authors. With Christopher Marlowe’s glittering translation highlighting Ovid’s work, Rodin’s stunning art seems alive on the page in this unique volume.

Near the end of his life, Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) began creating astonishingly an improvisatory and free life drawings. First published in a very limited edition in 1939, 31 of these drawings are paired here with selected Love Elegies from Ovid, one of Rodin’s favorite authors. With Christopher Marlowe’s glittering translation highlighting Ovid’s work, Rodin’s stunning art seems alive on the page in this unique volume.

Michael Rogers - Library Journal

This beauty features Ovid's poetry translated by Christopher Marlowe and illustrated with simple drawings by Rodin. Beat that.

Ovid (43 BC–17 AD) is one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, alongside Virgil and Horace. Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator. Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) was a French artist and sculptor best known for his depictions of the human body.