Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.31.4, pp. 2460-2506
 
Risit Amor: Aspects of Literary Burlesque in Ovid's 'Amores'
by John T. Davis, Columbus, Ohio

Table of Contents

I. Introduction: The 'Amores' and 'The Courtship of Polyphemus' (Metamorphoses 13.750-869) Compared

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II. The Character of the Lover

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III. The Opening of Polyphemus' Song and the Use of Opening Lines to Recall Literary Models in the 'Amores'

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IV. The Conclusion of Polyphemus' Song and Ovid's Reaction to Failure in the 'Amores'

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V. The Affectation and Artificiality of the Literary Model Exaggerated

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VI. The Affectation and Artificiality of the Literary Model "Corrected"

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