Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Epic Poetry, Graeae, Pentheus

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Ovid was a latin poet who was well educated, sophisticated, and witty. Ovid wrote about many allusions to both greek and latin poets. Often wrote about sexual desires and erotic love compare virgil. Ambitious scope= the history of the world from creation to augustan rome (chaos to order) Over 250 narrative structure that re ects the theme (one story morphs into another) Ovid"s metamorphoses is an important source for later writers and artists (ie. shakespeare) Talked about creation and the 4 ages compare with hesoid. Lycaon (icon of evil) and the ood compare to gilgamesh. Ovid says that in the beginning there was chaos and shapeless confusion. Order comes when a divine being separates the elements and establishes boundaries between sea, earth and sky. Animals are created in this story in sea, in sky, on earth and human ( nal animal) Ovid says that humans, of all the creatures, look up to the heavens.