Double Heroides XVI–XXI
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Double Heroides XVI–XXI is a group of paired epistolary poems, traditionally attributed to Ovid, in which mythological lovers exchange letters that mirror and respond to one another.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poetic work
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epistolary poetry collection ⓘ mythological love poetry ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Heroides XIX
NERFINISHED
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Heroides XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroides XVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroides XVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroides XX NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroides XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary poetry
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love elegy ⓘ |
| hasForm | paired epistolary poems ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Heroides I–XV ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | elegiac couplets ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
dramatic monologue
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intertextuality ⓘ paired correspondence ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman elegiac tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person letters ⓘ |
| partOf | Heroides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | subject of modern scholarly debate ⓘ |
| scholarlyIssue |
questions of authenticity
ⓘ
questions of unity with single Heroides ⓘ |
| setting |
Greek mythology
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Roman mythological reception ⓘ |
| structure | paired letters ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literary studies
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classical philology ⓘ gender studies in classics ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional conflict
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mythological lovers ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
absence
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betrayal ⓘ desire ⓘ gender relations ⓘ love ⓘ reproach ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.