Ovid''s Revisions - The Editor As Author

Scrutinizes Ovid's tendency to edit his major works and advertise their revised status, a distinctive feature of his literary career.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Gemini amores: approaching the two editions; 3. The ends of the affair: desire and deferral in the Ars Amatoria; 4. Reformatting time (revision and the Fasti); 5. Tristia: revision and the authorial name; 6. Books of letters: revision and the letter collection in the Epistulae ex Ponto; 7. Epilogue.

About the author

Francesca K. A. Martelli is a Teaching Fellow in the Classics faculty at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Newnham College. Her research addresses the intersection between various aspects of literary theory and Latin literature, and she has published on a wide range of ancient texts and authors.

Summary

Martelli considers how Ovid's tendency to revise his major works transforms the relationship between text, oeuvre and authorial voice, and how this practice relates to the revisory practices at work in the wider cultural and political matrix of his day. This study will greatly interest scholars of classical literature.

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Martelli, Francesca K a Martelli, Francesca K. A. Martelli, Francesca K. A. (University of Californi Martelli, Martelli Francesca K. A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2013
• EAN: 9781107037717
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03771-7
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Latin, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets