TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rondholz,Anke
TI  - The Versatile Needle: Hosidius Geta’s Cento "Medea" and Its Tradition 
T2  - Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes ,
SN  - 9783110283815
AV  - PA6445.H35 A737 2012eb
U1  - 871/.01 23
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Latin literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Cento
KW  - Hosidius Geta
KW  - Intertextualität
KW  - Medea
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Intertextuality
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Prolegomena --; Chapter 1. Origin and Development of the Cento --; Chapter 2. What is a Cento? --; Chapter 3. Hosidius Geta, Medea: an Introduction --; Chapter 4. Hosidius Geta’s Medea: Form and Technique --; Chapter 5. The Relationship Between Cento and Primary Text --; Chapter 6. Hosidius Geta’s Place in the Medea Tradition --; Bibliography --; General Index --; Index of Vergilian Lines Used in the Cento; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110283860
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110283860
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110283860/original
ER  -