Poetic memory : allusion in the poetry of Callimachus and the Metamorphoses of Ovid /
This book explores Callimachus' allusive practice in his Aetia prologue and Hymns 4, 5, and 6, and in Ovid's Metamorphoses . The study includes an overview of modern approaches to poetic allusion, a close (re-)examination of the lexical allusions in the Aetia's and Metamorphoses'...
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English
Latin
Ancient Greek
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2004.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
258.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.
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Call Number: PA6519.M9 T75 2004eb
| Summary: | This book explores Callimachus' allusive practice in his Aetia prologue and Hymns 4, 5, and 6, and in Ovid's Metamorphoses . The study includes an overview of modern approaches to poetic allusion, a close (re-)examination of the lexical allusions in the Aetia's and Metamorphoses' prologues, extensive examinations of allusive techniques within selections of these works, the poets' use of \'signposting\' and \'authorization\' techniques, and the relationship between allusion and genre. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 218 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-206) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047406624 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |