Browsing by Author "Dalbock, Abigail Margaret"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Truth to power: the vengeful meditations of exilic Ovid in the metamorphoses
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2023-12) Dalbock, Abigail Margaret; De Villiers, Annemarie; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Ancient Studies.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When read in light of Ovid's banishment from Rome, much of the Metamorphoses can be interpreted as an allegory for the mercurial nature of power and revenge. Like Augustus, who had the power to exile Ovid at his discretion, the gods, as portrayed in the Metamorphoses, have absolute authority over life and death in the mortal world. This thesis will suggest that specific narratives within the Metamorphoses may reference Ovid’s censorship and exile by Augustus and his revenge against this punishment by continuing his craft and subtly manipulating the material on his mythical platform to speak truth to power.