
Ovid's Homer Examines The Latin Poet's Engagement With The Homeric Poems Throughout His Career. Boyd Offers Detailed Analysis Of Ovid's Reading And Reinterpretation Of A Range Of Homeric Episodes And Characters From Both Epics, And Demonstrates The Pervasive Presence Of Homer In Ovid's Work. The Resulting Intertextuality, Articulated As A Poetics Of Paternity Or A Poetics Of Desire, Is Particularly Marked In Scenes That Have A History Of Scholiastic Interest Or Critical Intervention; Ovid Repeatedly Asserts His Mastery As Homeric Reader And Critic Through His Creative Response To Alternative Readings, And In The Process Renews Homeric Narrative For A Sophisticated Roman Readership. Boyd Offers New Insight Into The Dynamics Of A Literary Tradition, Illuminating A Previously Underappreciated Aspect Of Ovidian Intertextuality.
This work investigates how the Roman poet Ovid systematically engaged with, reinterpreted, and transformed the Homeric epics throughout his literary career. Barbara Weiden Boyd, a scholar of Latin literature, utilizes a rigorous analysis of Ovidian texts to argue that Ovid did not merely imitate Homer but actively asserted his own authority as a reader and critic. By examining specific episodes and characters, the author demonstrates how Ovid utilized intertextuality to construct a complex poetics of paternity and desire, effectively renewing Greek epic traditions for a Roman audience.
What You Will Find
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Scholars in the field of classical studies recognize this text as a significant contribution to the understanding of Ovidian intertextuality and the reception of Homer in antiquity. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for an audience familiar with Latin literature and classical scholarship.
Page Count:
286
Publication Date:
2017-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190680059
ISBN-13:
9780190680053
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