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Subject(s)

• Epic poetry, Latin—History and criticism [Browse]
• Art and state—Rome [Browse]
• Freedom and art—Rome [Browse]
• Ovid 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.—Metamorphoses [Browse]
• Ovid 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]

Series

Wisconsin studies in classics. [More in this series]

Summary note

The epic Metamorphoses, Ovid's most renowned work, has regained its stature among the masterpieces of great poets such as Vergil, Horace, and Tibullus. Yet its irreverent tone and bold defiance of generic boundaries set the Metamorphoses apart from its contemporaries. Ovid before Exile provides a compelling new reading of the epic, examining the text in light of circumstances surrounding the final years of Augustus' reign, a time when a culture of poets and patrons was in sharp decline, discouraging and even endangering artistic freedom of expression. Patricia J. Johnson demonstrates how the production of art--specifically poetry--changed dramatically during the reign of Augustus. By Ovid's final decade in Rome, the atmosphere for artistic work had transformed, leading to a drop in poetic production of quality. Johnson shows how Ovid, in the episodes of artistic creation that anchor his Metamorphoses, responded to his audience and commented on artistic circumstances in Rome.

Notes

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-166) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Ovid's Artists
• 2 The Poetic Contest: Metamorphoses 5
• 3 The Weaving Contest: Metamorphoses 6
• 4 Songs from Hell: Metamorphoses 10
• 5 Ovid Anticipates Exile
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Index Locorum.

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ISBN

• 0-299-22403-1
• 1-282-25593-2
• 9786612255939

OCLC

318248929

Hdl

• 2027/heb08798

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