Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
Ovidian Journeys in Valerius Flaccus’ ›Argonautica‹
Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
Reihe: Trends in classics : [...], Supplementary volumes
ISBN: 978-3-11-140304-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
In the , Valerius Flaccus not only recounts a voyage, that of the Argonauts in their quest for the golden fleece, but takes a journey himself, a poetic one, during which he explores new, unconventional paths in the epic genre. The present volume examines this aspect of Valerius’ poetic program, locating its primary source of inspiration in the works of Ovid, especially his epic, the , and his exile poetry. It argues that the influences not only discrete – often digressive – episodes in the , but Valerius’ view of his poem as a “secondary” form of epic, which broadly deviates from the generic norms of his day. Echoes of the and complement this approach by identifying many of Valerius’ characters, who are similarly displaced to the edges of the civilized world, with the exiled Ovid and even Valerius himself, who, at the end of the epic, finds his own “ship”, the epic itself, stranded roughly where Ovid lived out his days in exile. From this study, readers will gain a greater appreciation for the importance of Ovid to Valerius’ conception and execution of his epic program and one of its central themes, the journey.
Zielgruppe
Scholars of literary studies, classical studies, Flavian epic, Ov
