A Photographic Interpretation of Myth from the Metamorphoses of Ovid

Dana Arak

Date of Award

2003

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Rohrbacher, David

Keywords

Ovid, Metamorphoses, Photography

Area of Concentration

Classics

Abstract

Ovid's satirical style and his unfamiliar use of myth are visually inspiring. While studying his Metamorphoses in Latin, I was overcome with his detail and emotion. Certain myths seemed to demand attention, and hence a photographic interpretation was created. Within this text there are chapters on art movements and contemporary photographers that use mythology as inspiration. Ovid's Metamorphoses, of course, is the theme and motivation, thus I talk about how Ovid influenced my art with his different techniques. I have translated the particular mythological episodes that inspired each series from the original Latin text. The Latin is included along with the English, and the photographs and their commentary accompany these translations.

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