Abstract
Throughout Ovid's Metamorphoses are scattered a number of scenes of an extremely violent or otherwise repulsive nature. Often jarring in their effect, they have been criticised since antiquity as betraying sadism or at least a lack of taste; and recently they have been analysed as a means of engaging rather than distancing the reader. In this article the intended effect and possible causes of such scenes are analysed, and they are compared with other Roman poetry. It is suggested that our own time offers a unique opportunity for appreciating them in a culturally congenial manner.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Classica et Mediaevalia |
| Volume | 64 |
| Pages (from-to) | 175-198 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISSN | 0106-5815 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Ovid