Orphic Voice(s): A Narratological Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses 10.1-11.84

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-70153-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 483, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 755 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements / Brill's Narratological Commentaries on Ancient Texts

The book offers an in-depth narratological analysis of the 'Book of Orpheus' (10.1-11.84) of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Starting from fundamental aspects of narrative like time, space, and focalisation, the commentary highlights the polyphony of the various narrative levels. The complex and challenging design results from a constant oscillation between the narrator-persona of Ovid and the programmatic Orpheus-figure which has found a wealth of interpretations. In addition, the study places the 10th book in the overall narrative framework of Ovid's Metamorphoses with its density of intertextuality and metanarrativity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Why a Narratological Commentary?

2 The Metamorphoses: An Epic ‘Mostly about Narrative’

3 The Book of Orpheus: State of the Art

4 Laying Bare the Orphic Voice(s)

How to Use This Commentary

Narratological Glossary

Narratological Commentary on Ovid, Metamorphoses Book10.1–11.84

1 The Book of Orpheus

2 Part1: Orpheus’ Love (10.1–63)

3 Part2: Orpheus’ Grief (10.64–147)

4 Part3: Orpheus’ Carmen (10.148–739)

5 Part4: Orpheus’ Death (11.1–84)

Appendix A: Fabula of the Book of Orpheus

Appendix B: Narrative Structure of the Book of Orpheus

AppendixC: Catalogue of Trees

AppendixD: Literal Cross-References within Orpheus’ Carmen

Bibliography

Index

Index Locorum

Über Autor(innen)

Julian Wagner, Ph.D. (2023), University of Tübingen, is lecturer of Latin and Ancient Greek and member of the Working Group 'Narrative Dynamics in Latin Literature'. He has research interests in Augustan poetry, narratology, and postmodern literary studies.