Epic Interactions

Author : M. J. Clarke,B. G. F. Currie,R. O. A. M. Lyne
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191534782

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Epic Interactions by M. J. Clarke,B. G. F. Currie,R. O. A. M. Lyne Pdf

This collection of essays, written by former pupils of his, celebrates the career of Jasper Griffin, one of the foremost modern scholars of classical epic. The volume surveys the epic tradition from the eighth century BC to the nineteenth century of our era. Individual chapters focus on: Homer and the oral epic tradition; Homer in his religious context; Herodotus and Homer; Hellenistic epic; Virgil in his literary context; Virgil in his political-cultural context; the Augustan poets and the Aeneid; Statius' Thebaid; Old English and Old Irish epic; Renaissance epic: Tasso and Milton; and the Victorians. The aim of the book is to situate writers of epic in their literary and cultural contexts - the essence of the term 'interaction' in the title. The chapters singly offer insights into some of the foundational poems of the European epic tradition and together take a bold, holistic look at that tradition.

Author : Gesine Manuwald,Astrid Voigt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110314304

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Flavian Epic Interactions by Gesine Manuwald,Astrid Voigt Pdf

This volume on the three Flavian epic poets (Valerius Flaccus, Statius and Silius Italicus) for the first time critically engages with a unique set-up in Roman literary history: the survival of four epic poems from the same period (Argonautica; Thebaid, Achilleid; Punica). The interactions of these poems with each other and their contemporary context are explored by over 20 experts and emerging scholars. Topics studied include the political dimension of the epics, their use of epic themes and techniques and their intertextual relationship among each other and to predecessors. The recent upsurge of interest in Flavian epic has been focussed on the analysis of individual works. Looking at these poems together now allows the appreciation of their similarities and nuanced differences in the light of their shared position in literary and political history and gives insights into the literary culture of the period. The different approaches and backgrounds of the contributors ensure the presentation of a range of viewpoints. Together they offer new perspectives to the still increasing readership of Flavian epic poetry but also to anyone interested in the epic genre within Roman literature or other cultures more generally.

Author : M. J. Clarke,B. G. F. Currie,R. O. A. M. Lyne
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199276301

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Epic Interactions by M. J. Clarke,B. G. F. Currie,R. O. A. M. Lyne Pdf

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Author : Christiane Reitz,Simone Finkmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 3199 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110491678

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Structures of Epic Poetry by Christiane Reitz,Simone Finkmann Pdf

This compendium (4 vols.) studies the continuity, flexibility, and variation of structural elements in epic narratives. It provides an overview of the structural patterns of epic poetry by means of a standardized, stringent terminology. Both diachronic developments and changes within individual epics are scrutinized in order to provide a comprehensive structural approach and a key to intra- and intertextual characteristics of ancient epic poetry.

Author : Sophia Papaioannou,Agis Marinis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110709841

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Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic by Sophia Papaioannou,Agis Marinis Pdf

In the light of recent scholarly work on tragic patterns and allusions in Flavian epic, the publication of a volume exclusively dedicated to the relationship between Flavian epic and tragedy is timely. The volume, concentrating on the poetic works of Silius Italicus, Statius and Valerius Flaccus, consists of eight original contributions, two by the editors themselves and a further six by experts on Flavian epic. The volume is preceded by an introduction by the editors and it concludes with an ‘Afterword’ by Carole E. Newlands. Among key themes analysed are narrative patterns, strategies or type-scenes that appear to derive from tragedy, the Aristotelian notions of hamartia and anagnorisis, human and divine causation, the ‘transfer’ of individual characters from tragedy to epic, as well as instances of tragic language and imagery. The volume at hand showcases an array of methodological approaches to the question of the presence of tragic elements in epic. Hence, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the area of Classics or Literary Studies focusing on such intergeneric and intertextual connections; it will be also of interest to scholars working on Flavian epic or on the ancient reception of Greek and Roman tragedy.

Author : Dalida Agri
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Epic poetry, Latin
ISBN : 9780192859303

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Reading Fear in Flavian Epic by Dalida Agri Pdf

This book examines the textual representations of emotions, fear in particular, through the lens of Stoic thought and their impact on depictions of power, gender, and agency. It first draws attention to the role and significance of fear, and cognate emotions, in the tyrant's psyche, and then goes on to explore how these emotions, in turn, shape the wider narratives. The focus is on the lengthy epics of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Statius' Thebaid, and Silius Italicus' Punica. All three poems are obsessed with men in power with no power over themselves, a marked concern that carries a strong Senecan fingerprint. Seneca's influence on post-Neronian epic can be felt beyond his plays. His Epistles and other prose works prove particularly illuminating for each of the poet's gendered treatment of the relationship between power and emotion. By adopting a Roman Stoic perspective, both philosophical and cultural, this study brings together a cluster of major ideas to draw meaningful connections and unlock new readings.

Author : Nikoletta Manioti
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004324664

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Family in Flavian Epic by Nikoletta Manioti Pdf

Family in Flavian Epic offers an exploration of family bonds depicted in the epics of Valerius Flaccus, Statius and Silius Italicus, and examines their links to the epic tradition and Flavian Rome.

Author : Andrew M. McClellan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108482622

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Abused Bodies in Roman Epic by Andrew M. McClellan Pdf

The first full study of corpse mistreatment and funeral violation in Greco-Roman epic poetry, illuminating many major texts.

Author : Jonathan J. Price,Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780429656354

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Text and Intertext in Greek Epic and Drama by Jonathan J. Price,Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz Pdf

This collection presents 19 interconnected studies on the language, history, exegesis, and cultural setting of Greek epic and dramatic poetic texts ("Text") and their afterlives ("Intertext") in Antiquity. Spanning texts from Hittite archives to Homer to Greek tragedy and comedy to Vergil to Celsus, the studies here were all written by friends and colleagues of Margalit Finkelberg who are experts in their particular fields, and who have all been influenced by her work. The papers offer close readings of individual lines and discussion of widespread cultural phenomena. Readers will encounter Hittite precedents to the Homeric poems, characters in ancient epic analysed by modern cognitive theory, the use of Homer in Christian polemic, tragic themes of love and murder, a history of the Sphinx, and more. Text and Intertext in Greek Epic and Drama offers a selection of fascinating essays exploring Greek epic, drama, and their reception and adaption by other ancient authors, and will be of interest to anyone working on Greek literature.

Author : Andrew Porter
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004455559

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Homer and the Epic Cycle by Andrew Porter Pdf

How can the ancient relationship between Homer and the Epic Cycle be recovered? Using the most significant research in the field, Andrew Porter questions many ancient and modern assumptions and offers alternative perspectives better aligned with ancient epic performance realities and modern epic studies.

Author : Phillip John Usher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199687848

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Epic Arts in Renaissance France by Phillip John Usher Pdf

Studies the relationship between epic literature and other art forms (painting, sculpture, architecture) in the French Renaissance, exploring the paradox that the heroes and themes in the art of the period are widely celebrated while the literary epics are largely unread.

Author : Gene Henry Roghair,Gene H. Roghair
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UVA:X000401896

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The Epic of Palnāḍu by Gene Henry Roghair,Gene H. Roghair Pdf

Author : Nikos Miltsios,Melina Tamiolaki
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110584844

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Polybius and His Legacy by Nikos Miltsios,Melina Tamiolaki Pdf

Although scholars continue to address old questions about Polybius, it is clear that they are also turning their attention to aspects of his history that have been inadequately dealt with in the past or have even gone largely unnoticed. Polybius' history is increasingly treated not just as a source of valuable information on the impressive expansion of Roman rule in the Mediterranean world, but also as a complex and nuanced narrative with its own interests and purposes. Moreover, since (apart from Livy's use of Polybius, which has been thoroughly discussed) most studies of Polybius' reception focus on the modern world, especially in relation to the theory of mixed constitutions, finding out more about Polybius' impact on ancient Greek and Roman authors remains a major desideratum. This volume brings together contributions which, in either posing new questions or reformulating old ones, attest both to the ardent scholarly interest currently directed toward Polybius and to the variety of hermeneutical issues raised by his work. Subjects discussed include Polybius' historical ideas, his methods of composition, his views on the role of the historian, his representation of cultural difference, his intertextual affinities, and his reception and influence. Taken together, the papers in this collection attempt to promote a deeper understanding of the qualities and peculiarities of Polybius' history, as well as to offer fresh insights into the interpretation of this important work.

Author : Gene Henry Roghair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89011223583

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The Epic of Palnādu by Gene Henry Roghair Pdf

Author : P. J. Finglass,Adrian Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107189058

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The Cambridge Companion to Sappho by P. J. Finglass,Adrian Kelly Pdf

A detailed up-to-date survey of the most important woman writer from Greco-Roman antiquity. Examines the nature and context of her poetic achievement, the transmission, loss and rediscovery of her poetry, and the reception of that poetry in cultures far removed from ancient Greece, including Latin America, India, China, and Japan.