Ovid

Ovid has a way of writing about love that is really remarkable. He has this guideline that he believes every man should use and if they do, they WILL get the girl they truly love. "You, who for the first time are taking up arms beneath the standard of Venus, find out, in the first place, the woman you are fain to love. Your next task will be to bend her to your will; your third to safeguard that your love shall endure. This is my plan, my syllabus. This is the course my chariot will pursue; such is the goal that it will endeavour to attain." (Ovid 98) He absolutely believes in himself and that his plan of success can not fail. Kudos for him for believing in his work. Some of the ways he said to get the girl were absolutely true and I believe everyone should follow, like not getting completely intoxicated, having a fresh clean cut face, showering and being very clean. But some other things like going after a married woman and befriending her husband so when you finally steal her, he wouldn't have seen it coming. I think that is absolutely ABSURD!!! "Wine fills the heart with thoughts of love and makes it prompt to catch on fire. All troubles vanish, put to flight by copious draughts."(Ovid 104) The way he speaks and uses his words is amazing. I love to see this kind of writing not about sorrow, pain, someone who is dying; instead I like to see those stories about love and how to find that someone and steps of how to attain them. Now I don't believe everything he said will work, but I do have faith in his work to be very useful for a man trying to steal a woman's heart.

The Love Books of Ovid: The Art of Love: Book 1