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A 4 page research paper/essay that examines the way in which Ovid considered the topic of art, artists and poets in his epic poem Metamorphoses. The writer argues that Ovid's overall thematic approach subtly suggests that it is only through art that humanity can transcend the suffering that is an inherent part of life. Additionally, Ovid associates art with suffering, particularly in regards to the domination of that the rule of Caesar Augustus imposed over the artists of Ovid's era. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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who alter these, and all other things, inspire my attempt and spin out a continuous thread of words, from the worlds first origins to my own time" (Ovid BkI:1-20). By
invoking all the gods, Ovid essentially draws attention to himself as the author/poet of this narrative, as no one god can be said to have been his muse. Ovids overall
thematic approach subtly suggests that it is only through art that humanity can transcend the suffering that is an inherent part of life. Additionally, Ovid associates art with suffering, particularly
in regards to the domination of that the rule of Caesar Augustus imposed over the artists of Ovids era. Ovids approval of artists through Metamorphoses is quite obvious, as
he typically treats the artists that are portrayed in Greek mythology sympathetically, while "carefully introducing each artists psychological make-up, skill and transgression" (Nizynska 151). For example, Ovid describes in detail
how Philomela demonstrates artistic imagination in the way that she transcends being mute, which transcends by embroidering a message in a tapestry, thus enabling both her literal and figurative
escape from speechlessness. Ovid records that she fastened "her thread to a barbarians loom" and wove a message of "purple designs on a white background," revealing the rape committe4d by
her sisters husband and how he had cut out her tongue to keep silent and a prisoner (Ovid BkVI:571-619). Those characters who aspire to power granted to those who
have artistic imagination are often severely punished. For example, Phaethon fails to appreciate the beauty and meaning of artistic creation. When he journeys to his fathers palace, the "palace of
the Sun," he failed to note the grandeur of the world order that is depicted on its doors. Phoebus, the Sun, readily acknowledges that he is Phaethons father and rashly
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