Ovid – better than Viagra

Thanks to Renata Schultz:

“If you’ve a Dylan fan in your life whose enthusiasm for the pleasures of the night are, er, waning, I strongly recommend that you buy him a copy of Ovid’s Erotic Poems, The Art Of Love.

“If he resists reading highbrow classics, just remind him that Dylan himself is a follower of Ovid. I bought Erotic Poems for the overtired Dylan fan in my life and I’ve had a smile on my face ever since…Ovid - better than Viagra!”


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Dylan and Ovid

Thanks to Anne Ritchie:

“Forgive me if this is common knowledge among Dylan Daily readers, but in delving into Zim’s debt to Classical culture, I’ve just come across another striking example which I haven’t seen noted anywhere else.

“In Erotic Poems, The Art Of Love Book 1, line 346, Ovid uses the phrase ”Draw a blank…”.

“Dylan’s exhibition of paintings, developed from his 1990s book of drawings, was, of course, entitled Drawn Blank.

“Seems to me Bobby has been a closet Latin scholar for some years.”