Ovidian Linearities
This paper considers some implications of Ovid’s concept of a perpetuum carmen by examining how the ‘narrative line’ of the poem takes shape. I focus on how the Metamorphoses can be described in terms of horizontality, or verticality, or both, and use the Cadmus and Achelous episodes to demonstrate...
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| description | This paper considers some implications of Ovid’s concept of a perpetuum carmen by examining how the ‘narrative line’ of the poem takes shape. I focus on how the Metamorphoses can be described in terms of horizontality, or verticality, or both, and use the Cadmus and Achelous episodes to demonstrate how ‘linear’ entities, particularly snakes and rivers, can determine the progress of the stories in which they appear. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e5b4d802c8c4afaac6708d440f04ac42023-01-05T13:16:47ZdeuUniversité Lille-3Dictynna1969-42021765-31422022-12-011910.4000/dictynna.2855Ovidian LinearitiesBarbara Weiden BoydThis paper considers some implications of Ovid’s concept of a perpetuum carmen by examining how the ‘narrative line’ of the poem takes shape. I focus on how the Metamorphoses can be described in terms of horizontality, or verticality, or both, and use the Cadmus and Achelous episodes to demonstrate how ‘linear’ entities, particularly snakes and rivers, can determine the progress of the stories in which they appear.http://journals.openedition.org/dictynna/2855OvidMetamorphosesnarrativeCadmusAcheloussnakes |
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| title | Ovidian Linearities |
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| title_short | Ovidian Linearities |
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| topic | Ovid Metamorphoses narrative Cadmus Achelous snakes |
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