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        The Versatile Needle
Hosidius Geta’s Cento "Medea" and Its Tradition
            
        
    
    
    
    
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        Anke Rondholz
        
                        
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                        English
                    
                
                
                
                    
                        
                            Published/Copyright:
                            
                                2012
                            
                        
                    
                
            About this book
The cento-tragedy Medea usually attributed to Hosidius Geta was transmitted in the Codex Salmasianus (now Codex Parisinus 10318). This is a comprehensive study and reevaluation of the text against the background of the ancient cento tradition, also providing a new English translation. After developing a new definition of the ancient conception of the cento in general, Geta’s cento technique and his use of the Vergilian text as well as his relation to the Greek and Roman models for his Medea are examined. It is shown that his play is innovative and sophisticated in both technique and content.
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Anke Rondholz, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.
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                eBook published on:
                            August 31, 2012
                        
                        
                        eBook ISBN:
                        9783110283860
                    
                        
                            Hardcover published on:
                            August 17, 2012
                        
                        
                        Hardcover ISBN:
                        9783110283815
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
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                Front matter:
                            10
                        
                        
                            Main content:
                            172
                        
                    
                    
                    
                Audience(s) for this book
                Academics, Institutes, Libraries
            
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