"Ancient Etymologies in Ovid's "Metamorphoses
A Commented Lexicon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9675713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James J O'Hara, James J O’Hara (0000-0001-7280-0144), Andreas Michalopoulos (0000-0002-3755-3413) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 210 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4352855 |
| OpenAlex | W2800753707 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
In this useful contribution to a subject of growing importance in contemporary classical studies, Andreas Michalopoulos has collected around 200 etymologies and etymological complexes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. These are listed with brief contextual information, evidence for the etymology from ancient grammarians, discussion of the artistic function of the wordplay, and examples of its use in other works of Ovid and in other Latin poets. The introduction sets out a conceptual framework and succinctly describes etymological techniques particularly typical of (although not unique to) Ovid. As well as adding to the corpus of etymological reference works, this study will increase appreciation both of Ovid's learning and of his wit
Art · Lexicon · Linguistics · Literature · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2021 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |