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Metapoetic Pseudonyms in Horace, Propertius and Ovid (2011)
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Heslin, P. (2011). Metapoetic Pseudonyms in Horace, Propertius and Ovid. The Journal of Roman Studies, 101, 51-72. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0075435811000062

Two poets addressed by Propertius in his first book are in fact pseudonyms. Ponticus was formed on the model of Horace's Alpinus to designate someone who embodies the antithesis of the poet's Callimachean sensibilities. Bassus is none other than Hora... Read More about Metapoetic Pseudonyms in Horace, Propertius and Ovid.