Poetry as Historical Argument: Ovid in Cantemir
Poetry as Historical Argument: Ovid in Cantemir
Author(s): Ioana CostaSubject(s): Cultural history, Poetry, Middle Ages, Historical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: Dimitrie Cantemir; Ovid; history; poetry; Dacia;
Summary/Abstract: Dimitrie Cantemir repeatedly mentions in his Latin works (e.g. De antiquis et hodiernis Moldaviae nominibus, Historia Moldo-Vlachica, Descriptio Moldaviae) the verses 4.9.75-78 of Ovid’s Epistulae ex Ponto, aiming to emphasize ancient arguments related to the origin of his people. The quotations are relevant both from the standpoint of their value as historical arguments and as indirect text transmission.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 467-474
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English