‘How to End a Book According to Ovid’ – Llewelyn Morgan and Bristol CA

You are warmly invited to our first Bristol CA talk for 2024, which will take place on Wednesday 13th March. Professor Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford) will deliver a talk titled ‘How to End a Book According to Ovid’. Registration for this event can be made via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-end-a-book-according-to-ovid-professor-llewelyn-morgan-oxford-tickets-838689642297 ‘How to End a Book According to Ovid’ – Professor Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford), 13th March 2024

About the talk: Ovid’s Metamorphoses is an extremely mischievous poem written by a super-sophisticated poet. One consequence is that we find humour generated in this poem from some quite technical aspects of poetry. How can the way in which the fifteen books start or end be a source of amusement or poetic impact? To discover this is to appreciate the essence of Rome’s most influential (and funniest) poem, Ovid’s Book of Change. About the speaker: Llewelyn Morgan is University Lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in Classics at Brasenose College. He has a special interest in Roman literature, and has published on Virgil, Ovid, Horace, satire, historiography and metrical form. He also has interests in literature in the reign of the emperor Domitian, in Central Asia both in antiquity and more recently, and in Latin literature of the nineteenth century. Venue: As in previous years, the talk will take place in the Peace Memorial Hall at Badminton School, Westbury Rd, Bristol BS9 3BA (https://maps.app.goo.gl/icdzFHE6RecbRBgW8). Tickets: There is no charge for registering via Eventbrite, and talks are free for Bristol Classical Association members, students, and school pupils. There will be a cost of £5 at the door for visitors who have registered but do not fall in one of the above categories. The link to register can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-end-a-book-according-to-ovid-professor-llewelyn-morgan-oxford-tickets-838689642297. If you encounter issues, or have any questions, please contact us at bristolca23@gmail.com Refreshments will be available from 6.30pm. We are looking forward to seeing you there! With warm wishes, the Bristol CA committee