OPVS IMPERFECTVM ? COMPLETING THE UNFINISHED ACROSTIC AT OVID, METAMORPHOSES 15.871–5.

  • Published In: Classical Quarterly, 2023, v. 73, n. 1. P. 243 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Vos, Gary P. 3 of 3

Abstract

This article argues that the incomplete acrostic INCIP - at Ov. Met. 15.871–5 can be completed. If viewed as a 'gamma-acrostic', we can supply - iam from line 871, so that it receives its termination in retrospect. Ovid's manipulation of gamma-acrostic conventions caps his persistent confusion of beginnings and endings, and emphasizes the role of the reader as co-creator of his metamorphic œuvre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Classical Quarterly. 2023/05, Vol. 73, Issue 1, p243
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0009-8388
  • DOI:10.1017/S0009838823000162
  • Accession Number:174600366
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