GENRE AND INTERTEXTUALITY IN OVID'S HEROIDES

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Material Information

Title:

GENRE AND INTERTEXTUALITY IN OVID'S HEROIDES

Physical Description:

Book

Language:

English

Creator:

Kent, Erin Black

Publisher:

New College of Florida

Place of Publication:

Sarasota, Fla.

Publication Date:

2014

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Degree:

Bachelor's ( B.A.)

Degree Grantor:

New College of Florida

Degree Divisions:

Humanities

Area of Concentration:

Classics

Faculty Sponsor:

Rohrbacher, David

Subjects

Genre:

bibliography   ( marcgt )
theses   ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent)   ( marcgt )
born-digital   ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Notes

Abstract:

This thesis examines Ovid’s Heroides 7, 10, and 12 through intertextual readings of the heroines’ myths and the themes of three different generic traditions. The first, epistolography, enables the heroines to create their own personae and persuade the readers to believe them. To maintain their lovers’ interests, they characterize themselves as both powerful and powerless. The second, lament, uses intertextual references to produce the irony pervading the three poems. Although bolstered by funeral imagery, the heroines’ laments are undercut by the readers’ knowledge of previous versions of their myths. The third, elegy, introduces strict roles for the heroines to fulfill. Reversing these roles causes the heroines embody conflicting personae. Considering these genres and intertextual allusions, I give new readings of Heroides 7, 10, and 12 and discuss their impact on the reader.

Statement of Responsibility:

by Erin Black Kent

Thesis:

Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014

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RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE

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Includes bibliographical references.

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General Note:

Faculty Sponsor: Rohrbacher, David

Record Information

Source Institution:

New College of Florida

Holding Location:

New College of Florida

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Applicable rights reserved.

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Classification:

S.T. 2014 K4b

System ID:

AA00024758:00001