OVID'S SCRIPTA PUELLA: PERILLA AS POETIC AND POLITICAL FICTION IN TRISTIA 3.71.

A criticism is presented of the Latin elegiac poetry of Ovid known as the "Tristia," in which the author explores the role of the "scripta puella," a female poetic construct that reflects the male poet's needs, and the role of the character of Perilla in particular within the context of Latin elegy....

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Published in:	Classical Quarterly Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 227 - 242
Main Author:	INGLEHEART, JENNIFER
Format:	Poetry Review
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2012
Subjects:	Tristia (Poem : Ovid) Literary criticism Poetry (Literary form) Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Amores (Poem : Ovid) Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. Latin elegiac poetry Latin poetry Women in poetry Politics & literature
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