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- Ovid before Exile: Art and Punishment in the Metamorphoses
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
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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.
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 3-21
- 1. Ovid’s Artists
- pp. 22-40
- 4. Songs from Hell: Metamorphoses 10
- pp. 96-116
- 5. Ovid Anticipates Exile
- pp. 117-124
- Bibliography
- pp. 155-166
- Index Locorum
- pp. 177-184
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299224035
Related ISBN(s)
9780299224004, 9780299224042
MARC Record
OCLC
318248929
Pages
199
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2007