The Bones of Tibullus
Ovid, Amores 3.9.59
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9665443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyle Gervais (Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 349-354 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s000983882400034x |
| OpenAlex | W4402614095 |
| Language | EN |
This article argues for an emendation to Ovid, Amores 3.9, Ovid's lament for Tibullus. The transmitted text of line 59 would seem to present a contradiction: Ovid speculates about aliquid nisi nomen et umbra surviving death, and then proceeds in the next few lines to identify that aliquid as, precisely, Tibullus’ umbra. Ovid's original text was most likely aliquid nisi nomen et ossa , referring to a burial site and funerary inscription; with this text, Ovid reproduces details from Tibullus 1.3, a poem which he reworks throughout his elegy
Art · Classical Antiquity Studies · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |