Reading Ovid in Medieval Walesampampnbspprovides the first complete edition and discussion of the earliest surviving fragment of OvidsampampnbspArs amatoriaampampnbsporampampnbspThe Art of Loveampampnbspwhich derives from ninthcentury Wales the manuscript which is preserved in Oxford is heavily glossed mainly in Latin but also in Old Welsh. This study by Classical and Celtic scholar Paul Russell discusses the significance of the manuscript for classical studies and how it was absorbed into the classical Ovidian tradition. This volumes main focus however is on the glossing and commentary and what these can teach us about the pedagogical approaches to Ovids text in medieval Europe and Britain and more specifically in Wales. ampampnbsp Russell argues that this annotated version of theampampnbspArs amatoriaampampnbsparose out of the teaching traditions of the Carolingian world and that the annotation as we have it was the product of a cumulative process of glossing and commenting on the text. He then surveys other glossed Ovid manuscripts to demonstrate how that accumulation was built up. Russell also explores the fascinating issue of why Ovids love poetry should be used to teach Latin verse in monastic contexts. Finally he discusses the connection between this manuscript and the numerous references to Ovid in later Welsh poetry suggesting that the Ovidian references should perhaps be taken to refer to love poetry more generically. ampampnbsp