The John Miller Burnam Classics Library Hosts An Evening with Ovid
Join the
John Miller Burnam Classics Library
5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29 in 417 Blegen Library for An Evening with Ovid, an event celebrating the life and work of the Roman poet. We will raise a glass in his honor in connection with his birthday and the 2,000-year anniversary of his death.
The evening will begin with welcoming remarks by Rebecka Lindau, head of the Classics Library. Bridget Langley, visiting assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Classics, will give a brief presentation of Ovids life and work. Colin Shelton, adjunct professor in Classics, will follow with a reading of two of Ovids
Metamorphoses
in Latin and in translation by modern English poet Ted Hughes. Jenny Doctor, head of the Albino Gorno Memorial Music Library, will introduce a musical performance by modern English composer Benjamin Britten, Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, featuring College-Conservatory of Music oboist Yo Shionoya.
The evening will conclude with refreshments Ovid and his contemporaries would have enjoyed. The event will be presided over by Emperor Augustus himself in the form of a copy of the original marble head discovered at Troy during an excavation led by UCs Classics Department. Additionally, the library will feature a book exhibition with works of Ovid, including rare editions of the
Metamorphoses
.
The event is free and open to all. RSVP to Cade Stevens at
or 513-556-1314 by Friday, March 23.
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