Tristia 1 and the Incompleteness of Ovid’s Exile Poetry

Galfre E (2021)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Book Volume: 117

Pages Range: 32-66

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1353/tcj.2021.0005

Abstract

This paper argues that the contrast between ostensible closure and foreseeable continuation is a crucial feature of Ovid’s first exilic book. More broadly, the exiled poet’s longing for the end of his punishment is more and more challenged by the emperor’s alleged unwillingness to recall him—which forces Ovid’s Tomitan carmen to keep on going, thus making it ultimately incomplete.

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APA:

Galfre, E. (2021). Tristia 1 and the Incompleteness of Ovid’s Exile Poetry. The Classical Journal, 117(1), 32-66. https://doi.org/10.1353/tcj.2021.0005

MLA:

Galfre, Edoardo. "Tristia 1 and the Incompleteness of Ovid’s Exile Poetry." The Classical Journal 117.1 (2021): 32-66.

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