Orphic Voice(s): A Narratological Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses 10.1-11.84

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Orphic Voice(s): A Narratological Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses 10.1-11.84 is written by Julian Wagner and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004701540 (ISBN 10) and 9789004701540 (ISBN 13).

The book offers an in-depth narratological analysis of the 'Book of Orpheus' (10.1-11.84) of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Starting from fundamental aspects of narrative like time, space, and focalisation, the commentary highlights the polyphony of the various narrative levels. The complex and challenging design results from a constant oscillation between the narrator-persona of Ovid and the programmatic Orpheus-figure which has found a wealth of interpretations. In addition, the study places the 10th book in the overall narrative framework of Ovid's Metamorphoses with its density of intertextuality and metanarrativity.