Can anyone give me the summary of Ovid’s “Art of love” poems?

Question

I have been trying to read the all three books, but there are full of vocabularies that I do not know, and I have no idea what the heck he is talking about.

I am doing this for my homework, which it asks “Give your overall perception and analysis of the art of love in pagan Roman culture as presented in Ovid’s poem.” And “Compare and contrast what Ovid says about the subject of love catching and making with the “rules” of the game yourself-as a representative of your culture—go by. For example, what of Ovid’s advice do you agree with, or disagree with? Are you bemused or disgusted by anything the poet says or recommends in relation to your own “ways of the hunt?”

I am told to write an essay on this.

Please help!

Answer 1

I FOUND THESE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT:

It was not only Chaucer who read Ovid's love poetry; every educated person with the slightest interest in the subject did so. Unfortunately much of his humor was lost on Medieval interpreters, and they often discussed his ideas over-seriously in the context which came to be known as "courtly love"--a concept which would have been alien--and ridiculous--to Ovid.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/love-in-the-arts/ovid.html

http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=ytff4-&p=Ovid%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CArt%20of%20love%E2%80%9D%20poems

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Answer 2

This is not a summary, just an observation that might help you with your essay.

It is the only poem I have ever read that motivated me to run out and chase skirt.

Answer 3

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