Arms and a mouse: Approaching acrostics in Ovid and Vergil

In this article I begin by comparing and contrasting our reading practice regarding acrostics with our practice regarding allusions and intertexts, looking in particular at the problematic notion of authorial intention; I suggest an approach that assumes that ancient learned readers were on the loo...

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Main Author: Robinson, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Fabrizio Serra editore 2019