Ovid with Professor Alison Keith

Ovid was one of the three great poets of Ancient Rome (also Virgil and Horace). He lived during the reign of Augustus who banished him for something he wrote. His best-known works are Ars Amatoria (The Cure for Love) and Metamorphoses (Transformations). They elegantly capture the eternal conflicts of the human soul.

Alison Keith is an Ovid enthusiast, professor in the Classics Department at the University of Toronto and member of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada. She is known for her cross-disciplinary research that has established her as a leading authority in Roman literature and social history. Using a feminist lens of Latin literature has produced many authoritative articles and books.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada