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Oenone (Her. 5), Acontius (Her. 20), and the Ovidian seruitium amoris.

This paper argues that an allegedly incriminating "imitation" of Heroides 20, which is from Acontius to Cydippe, in Heroides 5, which is from Oenone to Paris, is better understood as a pointed allusion. This understanding supports the authenticity of disputed passages in Heroides 5, sheds light on a...

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Published in:Illinois Classical Studies Vol. 46; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 22
Main Author: Thorsen, Thea S.
Format: Article
Published: University of Illinois Press Spring/Fall2021
Subjects:
Imitative behavior
Allusions
Brand name products
Females
Rape
Human voice
Paris (France)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This paper argues that an allegedly incriminating "imitation" of Heroides 20, which is from Acontius to Cydippe, in Heroides 5, which is from Oenone to Paris, is better understood as a pointed allusion. This understanding supports the authenticity of disputed passages in Heroides 5, sheds light on a very Ovidian brand of the elegiac trope of seruitium amoris , where rape is an element, and stresses the importance of the female voices in both the single and double Heroides for our understanding of the Ovidian output as a whole.