CLST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Quintilian, Aeneid, Odysseus
Document Summary
What quintilian said about ovid: (to raise a child as a perfect orator, teach him literature) About ovid: lack of seriousness, enamored with his own gifts, indulgence, playfulness. Wrote the art of love (comic guide to picking up a hot date) Wrote heroines-- love letters from mythological heroines left behind for whatever reason. Ovid"s little aeneid: book ii --- we can learn a lot about ovid from his version of the aeneid. In the actual aeneid priest of apollo says long thing including search out your ancient mother - ambiguous. In ovid, first the host takes him on a long tour, feast, etc. (small bit about prophecy"s results) then a ton about gifts, and a certain fancy cup. In aeneid, new prophecy makes them realize italy is where they should really go. In ovid, the trojans found the climate harsh and so they left. Including stories of love and lust gone wrong.
