Stephen Oakley on ‘Ovid and the fun of being in love’

On Monday 23rd January at 4.30 pm, Professor Stephen Oakley will be speaking on:

‘Ovid and the fun of being in love’

The talk will show how Ovid departs from his predecessors among the Latin love poets, who emphasised the pain and passion of being in love, by constructing a persona that was insincere and witty. Ovid suggests that one can play the game of love without much engaging the emotions; in short, it can be fun to be in love.

Professor Oakley is Kennedy Professor of Latin and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He has a particular interest in literature of the late Roman Republic and Augustan period.

The talk is hosted by the St Paul’s Girls’ School Classics Society. Tea and cake will be served from 4.00 in the Dining Hall and the talk will be held in the Old Library. The event will finish between 5.30 and 6.00. There is no charge.

The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.

All are welcome, but if you or your pupils would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with their names as soon as possible and at the latest by Friday 20th January.Please note that we are now required to compile a list of names of those attending in advance.