A mock-didactic poem on how to find, win, and keep a lover. Three books of seduction advice delivered with perfect irony. The poem that may have contributed to Ovid's exile.
Start ReadingThe professor of love instructs Roman men on where to find women and how to make the first approach.
Technique replaces hunting. The arts of sustained seduction: flattery, patience, gifts, and knowing when to yield.
Ovid addresses women directly, teaching cosmetics, dress, posture, and the arts of holding power.