| 英文摘要 |
The fact that Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC–AD 17) writes with a serious concern to emulate his predecessors has been generally acknowledged by scholars of Latin literature. This ambition is evidenced by his own works, which contain lists of authors with whom Ovid hopes to associate himself.1 Among these earlier poets, Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70 BC–19 BC) fascinates Ovid the most. Virgil died when Ovid was still in his early twenties; for Ovid, Virgil’s status as a canonical author is beyond doubt.2 Ovid is ever conscious of his belatedness, and, as Sara Mack observes, Ovid “made no attempt to avoid comparison with Vergil” (107). Thumbing through the works of Virgil and Ovid, one will certainly notice the significant amount of overlap in the subject matter they deal with. For instance, in Books 13 and 14 of the Metamorphoses, Ovid writes about the Trojan war, Aeneas’ wanderings and the founding of Rome, which are the central themes of Virgil’s Aeneid. In other words, Ovid openly borrows from Virgil, and his borrowings, under scrutiny, are frequent and copious. |
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