There, vulcan, the god of fire and technology, had created a picture of the world through metalworking. Little book, go without me i dont begrudge it to the city. Despite five books of his copious bewailing of his fate, the immediate cause of augustuss banishment of the most acclaimed living latin poet to pontus in ad 8 remains a mystery. Poem 3 describes his final night in rome, poems 2 and 10 ovids voyage to tomis, 8 the betrayal of a friend, and 5 and 6 the loyalty of his friends and wife. A commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 published on by oxford university press. Ovid tristia book ii, a new downloadable english translation. Latin edition latin paperback february 7, 2012 by ovid creator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. If hannibal is meant here, ovid refers to the second punic war, which began in 218 b. Tristia, the title poem of a book published in 1922, reflects the mood of a person leaving his home, city, and possibly, country. My life is respectable, my muse is full of jesting. Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries. Astronomical evidence in tristia i, 3 for the date of ovids departure.
Commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 ovid publius ovidius naso. At this point, augustus has died, and his heir, tiberius, is in power. Fund for the improvement of postsecondary education provided support for entering this text. A creator separated earth from heaven, sea from land, and lighter air. Now, however, ovids readers can look forward to the completion of m. Book 2 of the tristia, the long poem addressed to augustus in defence of. In the fourth book of ovids tristia, the homesick poet, still in exile in tomis on the shores of the black sea, laments his missing of the celebrations of romes triumph. The identification with io was established by the time.
Analyses material on the evolution of augustan ideology in the late augustan period, for which ovid is one of the very few witnesses. Ovid begins the metamorphoses by invoking the gods. A commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 jennifer ingleheart oxford classical monographs. Ovid has been a major influence on later artists who have explored his theme of exile. Throughout the metamorphoses, ovid stresses the importance of art. Ovid seems to have thought that the intercalary day was added in each period of five years. And if you bear all these assignments, my little book, then greatly burdened your bearing will be. Jennifer ingleheart provides an indispensable guide to all aspects of the poem textual, literary, historical, and political while her introduction explores, among other topics, its ironical and subversive aspects. Ovid metamorphoses commentary and influence larry avis brown. After this short prayer, ovid describes the birth of the world. Ovid offered something of an apology for his immoral reputation tristia 2. Matthew robinson 2010 a commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2. The story of phaeton, the longest single episode of the metamorphoses, opens with what scholars call an ekphrasis a description of artwork. The second book is nearly 600 lines long, a single pleading elegy written in the poets own defense, addressed to emperor augustus.
The doors of the palace, on which the art is engraved, portray a world of order and peace. Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. A commentary on ovid tristia book 2 by ingleheart jennifer printed by oup oxford. A commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical monographs 9780199590421. In the first verses of the metamorphoses, ovid claims to write one. Helzles german commentary on all four books, of which the first volume, on books 12, appeared in 2003.
Ovid tristia book i, a new downloadable english translation. In addition to the tristia, ovid wrote another collection of. A commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical monographs a commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical monographs by ingleheart, jennifer author dec092010 a commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical monographs a commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical monographs by ingleheart, jennifer author dec092010 by ingleheart. Publius ovidius naso 20 march 43 bce ce 1718, known as ovid v. A revised version of my doctoral thesis, a commentary on ovid, tristia 2, was published by oxford university press in 2010, and oup published my edited volume.
A major work of latin literature, tristia 2 is a verse letter addressed by the exiled poet ovid to the man who banished him from rome, the. So my house, though pleasing to the muses, has fallen, sunk by a single charge though no small one. Commentary being represented in human shape but with horns. Osip mandelstams tristia is the title poem of a book published in 1922. Told in the first person, the poem reflects the mood of a person leaving his home, city, and possibly, country. Ovid apologizes to augustus for the misdemeanours that led to his banishment, but, more importantly, defends both his life and his. A commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 jennifer ingleheart oxford. With helpful footnotes and a comprehensive introduction, this edition gives readers a poetic tour of the literature, mythology, topography, religion, politics. The far reaches of the globe will have us, a land far away from the land that is now my own. The tristia sorrows or lamentations is a collection of letters written in elegiac couplets by the augustan poet ovid during his exile from rome.
A major work of latin literature, tristia 2 is a verse letter addressed by the exiled poet ovid to the man who banished him from rome, the emperor augustus. He asks them to inspire his work, which opens with the creation of the world and continues on to the present day, and is about the transformation of bodies. This commentary is an important contribution to ovidian scholarship, an should be. As gareth williams discusses, ovid is starved of contact with latin and greek speakers in his exile, and so his written word is both his catharsis and. Thus although he begins tristia 2 by deriding his books as infelix cura 1, he concludes the opening couplet by also blaming his own talent. Tristia, book iii, section 2 ovid so it was my destiny to travel as far as scythia, that land lying below the northern pole, and neither you, muses, nor you, letos son apollo, cultured crowd though you are, gave any help to your own priest.
Notes on ovids tristia, books iii, cq 30 1980 401419. Please, please, you gods of sea and sky for what do i have left but these wishes. Ovid publius ovidius naso ovid oxford scholarly editions. The first englishlanguage commentary on tristia 2 since 1924 and the largestscale commentary available. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This sparkling new translation of ovid s love poems, notorious for the sexual content that led to his exile by the emperor augustus, also includes tristia 2, ovid s witty selfdefense. Buy a commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical monographs 1 by jennifer ingleheart isbn. A detailed commentary on tristia 2, ovids verse letter addressed from exile to the emperor augustus. A commentary on ovid, tristia, book 2 oxford classical.
The vulgate commentary on ovids metamorphoses, book 1. The tristia was written between 9 and 12 ce and is made up of five books, totaling over 3000 lines of elegiac couplets. Ovid provides two chronological references in the tristia for dating the year of his. The fourstanza poem opens with mandelstams statement. Oxford classical monographs oxford university press. As a result, a detailed introduction is included, covering aspects such as metre, scansion and literature in.
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