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Ovid's work; The Art of Love shows how Ovid lived and loved. The poetry is surprising at times when I didn't expect someone from around 2 B.C. to write about impotence, sex, and how to get a lover. The Art of Love tells how to court and win a lover and surprisingly many of the ideas can be directly related to modern day life. I found this book to be very interesting in poetic content and also in seeing how alike the world is today with that of the ancient Roman Empire. As you read The Art of Love it gives you a perception like no other erotic poems that allows you to compare and contrast to your life on the subject of love catching and making with the "rules" of the game.
My overall perception of The Art of Love during this time period in Rome is that I found this book to be very useful. I can see how girls can take it offensively but from the standpoint of a guy it can be very entertaining. The "master of love" as he calls himself, particularly teaches us not to take love that seriously- an occasion to flirting is everywhere, and "at first you shall be convinced that every woman can be conquered...