Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER 1. Glittering Trifles: Verbal Wit and Physical Transformation 11
7. CHAPTER 2. The Ass's Shadow: Narrative Disruption and Its Consequences 89
8. CHAPTER 3. Disruptive Traditions 131
9. CHAPTER 4. Deeper Causes: Aetiology and Style 167
10. CONCLUSION 215
11. ApPENDIX A. G. J. Voss ius on Syllepsis oratoria 217
12. Appendix B. SYLLEPSIS AND ZEUGMA 219
13. Appendix C. FURTHER EXAMPLES OF SYLLEPSIS IN OVID 221
14. REFERENCES 223
15. INDEX LOCORUM 231
16. INDEX 235