Barak Blum
Biographic Data
| ID | 5636867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barak Blum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barak |
| FAMILY NAME | Blum |
| SIGNATURE | BLUM B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Banned from the Libraries
This article looks into the fate of Ovid's works in the wake of his relegation. Were they expelled from the public libraries of Rome as is commonly thought? A re-examination of pertinent passages in the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, as well as of what is known of the workings of ancient libraries and the history of Roman book censorship, presents an alternative. The investigation concludes with an account of the factors which may have given ris…
Ovid, Tristia 2.7–8 Revisited
At the beginning of Tristia 2, a single long apologetic elegy, Ovid struggles with making sense of his continued occupation with poetry, despite the disaster it has brought upon him. In lines 7–8 he broods over Augustus’ displeasure, roused by the Ars Amatoria , which led to his reproach. The passage is also sometimes adduced as a reference to the removal of the Ars from Rome's public libraries. 1
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Ovid, Tristia 2.7–8 Revisited
At the beginning of Tristia 2, a single long apologetic elegy, Ovid struggles with making sense of his continued occupation with poetry, despite the disaster it has brought upon him. In lines 7–8 he broods over Augustus’ displeasure, roused by the Ars Amatoria , which led to his reproach. The passage is also sometimes adduced as a reference to the removal of the Ars from Rome's public libraries. 1
Banned from the Libraries
This article looks into the fate of Ovid's works in the wake of his relegation. Were they expelled from the public libraries of Rome as is commonly thought? A re-examination of pertinent passages in the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, as well as of what is known of the workings of ancient libraries and the history of Roman book censorship, presents an alternative. The investigation concludes with an account of the factors which may have given ris…
Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Poetry (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Censorship (1 work)