THE LITERARY ‘SUCCESSOR’: OVIDIAN METAPOETRY AND METAPHOR

Ingleheart takes a closer look at how Ovid references his poetic predecessors in the Tristia. She argues that in addition to the legal and military metaphors implied in the word successor, Ovid is also quite brazenly naming himself inheritor of the mantle of past literary giants.

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Published inClassical quarterly Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 167 - 172
Main Author INGLEHEART, JENNIFER
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2010
Subjects
Callimachus (305-240 BC)
Classical literature
Classical studies
Elegies
Heirs
Hereditary succession
Latin language
Latin literature
Literary criticism
Literary history
Love poetry
Metaphor
Militias
Naming
Narrative poetry
Ovid (43 BC-17 AD)
Poetic meter
Poetic themes
Poetry
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Summary:Ingleheart takes a closer look at how Ovid references his poetic predecessors in the Tristia. She argues that in addition to the legal and military metaphors implied in the word successor, Ovid is also quite brazenly naming himself inheritor of the mantle of past literary giants.
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ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1017/S0009838809990516