Review of Andreas N. Michalopulos, Οβίδιος, Ηρωίδες 20-21: Ακόντιος και Κυδίππη. Εισαγωγή, Κείμενο, Μετάφραση, Σχόλια. Athens: Εκδόσεις Δημ. Ν. Παπαδήμα, 2014. Pp. 389. ISBN 9789602065969
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Journal Article
Ziogas, I. (2016). Review of Andreas N. Michalopulos, Οβίδιος, Ηρωίδες 20-21: Ακόντιος και Κυδίππη. Εισαγωγή, Κείμενο, Μετάφραση, Σχόλια. Athens: Εκδόσεις Δημ. Ν. Παπαδήμα, 2014. Pp. 389. ISBN 9789602065969. Bryn Mawr Classical Review,
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Wordplay and Powerplay in Latin Poetry (2016)
Book
Ziogas, I., & Mitsis, P. (Eds.). (2016). Wordplay and Powerplay in Latin Poetry. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110475876The political allegiances of major Roman poets have been notoriously difficult to pin down, in part because they often shift the onus of political interpretation from themselves to their readers. By the same token, it is often difficult to assess the... Read More about Wordplay and Powerplay in Latin Poetry.
Introduction: Power, Puns, and Politics from Horace to Silius Italicus (2016)
Book Chapter
Ziogas, I. (2016). Introduction: Power, Puns, and Politics from Horace to Silius Italicus. In P. Mitsis, & I. Ziogas (Eds.), Wordplay and powerplay in Latin poetry (1-12). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110475876-001
Love Elegy and Legal Language in Ovid (2016)
Book Chapter
Ziogas, I. (2016). Love Elegy and Legal Language in Ovid. In P. Mitsis, & I. Ziogas (Eds.), Wordplay and powerplay in Latin poetry (213-240). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110475876-012Ovid’s engagement with legal discourse is a version of the elegiac recusatio, a simultaneous appropriation and denial of legalisms. Set against the background of Augustus’ adultery laws, Ovidian elegy aspires to dictate and reform the rules of amator... Read More about Love Elegy and Legal Language in Ovid.
Famous Last Words: Caesar's Prophecy on the Ides of March (2016)
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Ziogas, I. (2016). Famous Last Words: Caesar's Prophecy on the Ides of March. Antichthon, 50, 134-153. https://doi.org/10.1017/ann.2016.9Shakespeare’s Et tu, Brute has been influential in shaping a tradition that interprets Caesar’s last words as an expression of shock at Brutus’ betrayal. Yet this interpretation is not suggested in the ancient sources that attest the tag καὶ σύ, τέκν... Read More about Famous Last Words: Caesar's Prophecy on the Ides of March.
Orpheus and the Law: The Story of Myrrha in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (2016)
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Ziogas, I. (2016). Orpheus and the Law: The Story of Myrrha in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Law in context (Bundoora), 34(1), 24-41According to Horace, Orpheus and Amphion were the first legislators. They forbade casual sex, gave rights to spouses, and inscribed laws on wood (Ars Poetica 396-401). Orpheus, who is both the model of the devoted husband and the founding father of p... Read More about Orpheus and the Law: The Story of Myrrha in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.