James, P.
(2010).
How classical is Ariadne's parrot? Southall's painting and its literary registers.
Ramus: Critical Studies in Greek and Roman Literature, 39(1),
pp. 53–72.
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Abstract
The article suggests ways in which a gorgeously crafted, colourful and compelling 20th century painting of an abandoned Ariadne highlights both her tragic and comic presence in the classical literary representation of her myth in Catullus and Ovid.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
John Leonard Penwill , University of Bendigo, Latrobe, Australia |
| ISSN: |
0048-671X |
| Keywords: |
Southall; tempera painting; Victorian painting; Ariadne; Amazonian parrot; Cretan myths; labyrinth; literary mazes; allusion and interextuality; Theseus; Bacchus; Ovid; Catullus; classical myth in art; classical parrots; parrots as literary signifiers; iminality, |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Classical Studies |
| Item ID: |
24073 |
| Depositing User: |
Paula James
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| Date Deposited: |
18 Jan 2011 16:09 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 14:31 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/24073 |
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