The Last Poems of Ovid

PREFACE

It is a pleasure to present to the public this digital edition, with commentary, of _Ex Ponto_ IV, the final poems written by the Roman poet Ovid, published after his death as a posthumous collection quite separate from the earlier _Ex Ponto_ I-III.

These poems have a special place among Ovid's works, but have not received the attention which they deserve. In part...