Metamorphoses in Greco-Roman Antiquity. Concerning Ovid's Metamorphoses
2015; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4000/lettre-cdf.2706
ISSN2109-9219
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeology and Historical Studies
ResumoMatter and form. It has been shown that the poet was clearly inspired by the ideas of the Stoic philosopher Posidonius of Apameia (ca. 135-51 BCE), even though we do not have detailed knowledge of Posidonius' system. Ovid was not a philosopher, and his poem is not a doctrinal presentation like that of Lucretius. In Book XV he barely gives a voice to Pythagoras for a 400-verse explanation of the reasons behind the rejection of animal sacrifice and meat consumption. Yet the underlying system i...
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