Ovidio (e altri) in Sidonio Apollinare, carme 6

It is common knowledge that Sidonius Apollinaris’ imitative technique is extremely complex. In Poem 6 – the preface to the Panegyric on Avitus – the constant and fundamental Ovid’s influence is coupled with that of a number of writers. This creates a close and often intricate intertextual net which, going well beyond mere linguistic revivals, involves significant artistic and ideological values.