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Generic Enrichment in Vergil and Horace

Author : S. J. Harrison
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191615900

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Generic Enrichment in Vergil and Horace by S. J. Harrison Pdf

S. J. Harrison sets out to sketch one answer to a key question in Latin literary history: why did the period c.39-19 BC in Rome produce such a rich range of complex poetical texts, above all in the work of the famous poets Vergil and Horace? Harrison argues that one central aspect of this literary flourishing was the way in which different poetic genres or kinds (pastoral, epic, tragedy, etc.) interacted with each other and that that interaction itself was a prominent literary subject. He explores this issue closely through detailed analysis of passages of the two poets' works between these dates. Harrison opens with an outline of generic theory ancient and modern as a basis for his argument, suggesting how different poetic genres and their partial presence in each other can be detected in the Latin poetry of the first century BC.

Generic Interfaces in Latin Literature

Author : Theodore D. Papanghelis,Stephen J. Harrison,Stavros Frangoulidis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110303698

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Generic Interfaces in Latin Literature by Theodore D. Papanghelis,Stephen J. Harrison,Stavros Frangoulidis Pdf

Neither older empiricist positions that genre is an abstract concept, useless for the study of individual works of literature, nor the recent (post) modern reluctance to subject literary production to any kind of classification seem to have stilled the discussion on the various aspects of genre in classical literature. Having moved from more or less essentialist and/or prescriptive positions towards a more dynamic conception of the generic model, research on genre is currently considering "pushing beyond the boundaries", "impurity", "instability", "enrichment" and "genre-bending". The aim of this volume is to raise questions of such generic mobility in Latin literature. The papers explore ways in which works assigned to a particular generic area play host to formal and substantive elements associated with different or even opposing genres; assess literary works which seem to challenge perceived generic norms; highlight, along the literary-historical, the ideological and political backgrounds to "dislocations" of the generic map.

Sallust and the Fall of the Republic

Author : Edwin Shaw
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004501737

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Sallust and the Fall of the Republic by Edwin Shaw Pdf

This book offers a new interpretation of the Roman historian Sallust: it reads his works as complex and engaged contributions to the intellectual life of his period, offering a coherent and contemporary perspective on the end of the Roman Republic.

Luke/Acts and the End of History

Author : Kylie Crabbe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110614756

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Luke/Acts and the End of History by Kylie Crabbe Pdf

Luke/Acts and the End of History investigates how understandings of history in diverse texts of the Graeco-Roman period illuminate Lukan eschatology. In addition to Luke/Acts, it considers ten comparison texts as detailed case studies throughout the monograph: Polybius's Histories, Diodorus Siculus's Library of History, Virgil's Aeneid, Valerius Maximus's Memorable Doings and Sayings, Tacitus’s Histories, 2 Maccabees, the Qumran War Scroll, Josephus's Jewish War, 4 Ezra, and 2 Baruch. The study makes a contribution both in its method and in the questions it asks. By placing Luke/Acts alongside a broad range of texts from Luke's wider cultural setting, it overcomes two methodological shortfalls frequently evident in recent research: limiting comparisons of key themes to texts of similar genre, and separating non-Jewish from Jewish parallels. Further, by posing fresh questions designed to reveal writers' underlying conceptions of history—such as beliefs about the shape and end of history or divine and human agency in history—this monograph challenges the enduring tendency to underestimate the centrality of eschatology for Luke's account. Influential post-war scholarship reflected powerful concerns about "salvation history" arising from its particular historical setting, and criticised Luke for focusing on history instead of eschatology due to the parousia’s delay. Though some elements of this thesis have been challenged, Luke continues to be associated with concerns about the delayed parousia, affecting contemporary interpretation. By contrast, this study suggests that viewing Luke/Acts within a broader range of texts from Luke's literary context highlights his underlying teleological conception of history. It demonstrates not only that Luke retains a sense of eschatological urgency seen in other New Testament texts, but a structuring of history more akin to the literature of late Second Temple Judaism than the non-Jewish Graeco-Roman historiographies with which Luke/Acts is more commonly compared. The results clarify not only Lukan eschatology, but related concerns or effects of his eschatology, such as Luke’s politics and approach to suffering. This monograph thereby offers an important corrective to readings of Luke/Acts based on established exegetical habits, and will help to inform interpretation for scholars and students of Luke/Acts as well as classicists and theologians interested in these key questions.

Victorian Horace

Author : Stephen Harrison
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472583925

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Victorian Horace by Stephen Harrison Pdf

The poetry of Horace was central to Victorian male elite education and the ancient poet himself, suitably refashioned, became a model for the English gentleman. Horace and the Victorians examines the English reception of Horace in Victorian culture, a period which saw the foundations of the discipline of modern classical scholarship in England and of many associated and lasting social values. It shows that the scholarly study, translation and literary imitation of Horace in this period were crucial elements in reinforcing the social prestige of Classics as a discipline and its function as an indicator of 'gentlemanly' status through its domination of the elite educational system and its prominence in literary production. The book ends with an epilogue suggesting that the framework of study and reception of a classical author such as Horace, so firmly established in the Victorian era, has been modernised and 'democratised' in recent years, matching the movement of Classics from a discipline which reinforces traditional and conservative social values to one which can be seen as both marginal and liberal.

Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Upsaliensis (set, two volumes)

Author : Astrid Steiner-Weber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004227439

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Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Upsaliensis (set, two volumes) by Astrid Steiner-Weber Pdf

Since 1971, the International Congress for Neo-Latin Studies has been organised every three years in various cities in Europe and North America. In August 2009, Uppsala in Sweden was the venue of the fourteenth Neo-Latin conference, held by the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies. The proceedings of the Uppsala conference have been collected in this volume under the motto “Litteras et artes nobis traditas excolere – Reception and Innovation”. Ninety-nine individual and five plenary papers spanning the period from the Renaissance to the present offer a variety of themes covering a range of genres such as history, literature, philology, art history, and religion. The contributions will be of relevance not only for scholarly readers, but also for an interested non-professional audience.

Horace's 'Epodes'

Author : Philippa Bather,Claire Stocks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780198746058

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Horace's 'Epodes' by Philippa Bather,Claire Stocks Pdf

A conference on Horace's Epodes was held at the University of Manchester in 2012 and was the inspiration for this volume.

Horace: Odes Book II

Author : Horace
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107012912

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Horace: Odes Book II by Horace Pdf

The first substantial commentary for a generation on this book of Horace's Odes, a great masterpiece of classical Latin literature.

Horace

Author : Andreas T. Zanker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004693890

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Horace by Andreas T. Zanker Pdf

In what questions are scholars of Horace currently interested? What opportunities does this core Roman author offer twenty-first-century critics? This book discusses recent work on Horace by genre, moving from the early Satires through to the late Epistles. It also suggests new scholarly approaches to the poet, providing various ways of interpreting Horace’s background, genre categories, metaphors, and ethics. The target readership consists of scholars new to the field seeking to familiarize themselves swiftly with the formidable bibliography, and of specialists interested in a different perspective on this important but notoriously evasive author.

Vergil ́s Political Commentary

Author : Leendert Weeda
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110456134

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Vergil ́s Political Commentary by Leendert Weeda Pdf

In the book titled Vergil's political commentary in Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, the author examines Vergil’s political views by analyzing the whole of the poet’s work. He introduces the notion of the functional model suggesting that the poet often used this instrument when making a political statement. New interpretations of a number of the Eclogues and passages of the Georgics and the Aeneid are suggested and the author concludes that Vergil’s political engagement is visible in much of his work. During his whole career the poet was consistent in his views on several major political themes. These varied from, the distress caused by the violation of the countryside during and after the expropriations in the 40s B.C., to the horrors of the civil war and the violence of war in general, and the necessity of strong leadership. Vergil hoped and expected that Octavian would establish peace and order, and he supported a form of hereditary kingship for which he considered Octavian a suitable candidate. He held Cleopatra in high regard, and he appreciated a more meaningful role for women in society. Vergil wrote poetry that supported Augustus, but he had also the courage to criticize Octavian and his policies. He was a commentator with an independent mind and was not a member of Augustus’ putative propaganda machine.

Epicurean Ethics in Horace

Author : Sergio Yona
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191090134

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Epicurean Ethics in Horace by Sergio Yona Pdf

Over the centuries leading up to their composition many genres and authors have emerged as influences on Horace's Satires, which in turn has led to a wide variety of scholarly interpretations. This study aims to expand the existing dialogue by exploring further the intersection of ancient satire and ethics, focusing on the moral tradition of Epicureanism through the lens of one source in particular: Philodemus of Gadara. An Epicurean philosopher who wrote for a Roman audience and was one of Horace's contemporaries and neighbours in Italy, Philodemus' works, which were preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 but have nevertheless not been widely read on account of their fragmentary nature, offer a range of ethical treatises on subjects including patronage, friendship, flattery, frankness, poverty, and wealth. Epicurean Ethics in Horace: The Psychology of Satire offers a serious consideration of the role of Philodemus' Epicurean teachings in Horace's Satires and argues that the central concerns of the philosopher's work not only lie at the heart of the poet's criticisms of Roman society and its shortcomings, but also lend to the collection a certain coherence and overall unity in its underlying convictions. The result is an illuminating examination of the deep and pervasive influence of this moral tradition on the satiric poetry of one of the most acclaimed and beloved Roman lyricists, which also manages to reveal, to a degree, something of the poet behind the literary mask or persona through its elucidation of the philosophically consistent nature of Horace's self-representation in these poems.

Vergil's Green Thoughts

Author : Rebecca Armstrong
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199236688

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Vergil's Green Thoughts by Rebecca Armstrong Pdf

Vergil's poetry abounds with plants, yet much criticism underestimates their significance beyond attractive background detail or the occasional symbolic set-piece. This volume joins the growing field of nature-centred studies of literature, exploring the complexity and variety of Vergilian flora and revealing how fundamental the poet's plants and trees are to an understanding of his outlook on religion, culture, and mankind's place within the world.

Days Linked by Song

Author : Gerard O'Daly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780191626302

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Days Linked by Song by Gerard O'Daly Pdf

Prudentius is often considered the greatest Latin poet of late antiquity. In this volume, O'Daly looks at Prudentius' lyric poems, the Cathemerinon, Poems for the Day, which were published early in the fifth century AD. Reflecting the religious concerns of the increasingly Christianized western Roman Empire in the age of the emperor Theodosius and Ambrose of Milan, the Cathemerinon are above all the writings of a private person, and of the ways in which his religious beliefs colour his everyday life. They speak of bird-song and morning light, they are about about the taking of food, about lighting lamps as dark sets in, and about the night's sleep. Rich in biblical themes and narratives, images and symbols (including paradise and the Fall, Exodus, Jonah, Daniel, and the Magi), they also celebrate Christ's miracles and the feasts of Christmas and Epiphany. However, while they exploit the themes of the Bible, they are also written in the classical metres of Latin poetry and make use of its vocabulary and metaphors. They achieve a remarkable creative tension between the two worlds that determined Prudentius' culture: the beliefs and practices, sacred books, and doctrines of Christianity; and the traditions, poetry, and ideas of the Greeks and Romans. A good part of the attractiveness of these poems comes from the interplay between these two worlds. The volume includes the Latin texts, English translations, and critical essays on each of the twelve poems.

The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature: The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature

Author : David Hopkins,Charles Martindale,Norman Vance,Rita Copeland,Patrick Cheney,Philip R. Hardie,Jennifer Wallace
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199219810

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The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature: The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature by David Hopkins,Charles Martindale,Norman Vance,Rita Copeland,Patrick Cheney,Philip R. Hardie,Jennifer Wallace Pdf

"The present volume [3] is the first to appear of the five that will comprise The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature (henceforth OHCREL). Each volume of OHCREL will have its own editor or team of editors"--Preface.

Roman Drama and its Contexts

Author : Stavros Frangoulidis,Stephen J. Harrison,Gesine Manuwald
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110455588

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Roman Drama and its Contexts by Stavros Frangoulidis,Stephen J. Harrison,Gesine Manuwald Pdf

Roman plays have been well studied individually (even including fragmentary or spurious ones more recently). However, they have not always been placed into their ‘context’, though plays (just like items in other literary genres) benefit from being seen in context. This edited collection aims to address this issue: it includes 33 contributions by an international team of scholars, discussing single plays or Roman dramatic genres (including comedy, tragedy and praetexta, from both the Republican and imperial periods) in contexts such as the literary tradition, the relationship to works in other literary genres, the historical and social situation, the intellectual background or the later reception. Overall, they offer a rich panorama of the role of Roman drama or individual plays in Roman society and literary history. The insights gained thereby will be of relevance to everyone interested in Roman drama or literature more generally, comparative literature or drama and theatre studies. This contextual approach has the potential of changing the way in which Roman drama is viewed.