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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES LUCAN ‘TRANSFORMS’ OVID: INTERTEXTUAL STUDIES IN THE BELLUM CIVILE AND THE METAMORPHOSES By SARA WATKINS A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Classics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2012 Sara Watkins defended this dissertation on March 15, 2012. The members of the supervisory committee were: Laurel Fulkerson Professor Directing Dissertation David Levenson University Representative Francis Cairns Committee Member Timothy Stover Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii This dissertation is dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Lewis Edward Watkins, who never underestimated the value of education. April 17, 1932 - March 6, 2011. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I owe a debt of gratitude to all those who helped in the completion of this dissertation, but especially to my adviser Laurel Fulkerson, without whose enthusiasm for my topic, practical advice on matters large and small, and encouragement during those times when I felt discouraged, I would not have seen this project to completion. I owe special thanks as well to the members of my committee, Tim Stover, Stephen Hinds, Francis Cairns, and David Levenson, for the time and care you all have devoted to reading and critiquing my work at varying stages of the writing process.