Lucan And Flavian Epic

Author : Kyle Gervais,Randall Pogorzelski,Sarah Graham-Shaughnessy
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004690707

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Lucan and Flavian Epic by Kyle Gervais,Randall Pogorzelski,Sarah Graham-Shaughnessy Pdf

Roman imperial epic is enjoying a moment in the sun in the twenty-first century, as Lucan, Valerius Flaccus, Statius, and Silius Italicus have all been the subject of a remarkable increase in scholarly attention and appreciation. Lucan and Flavian epic characterizes and historicizes that moment, showing how the qualities of the poems and the histories of their receptions have brought about the kind of analysis and attention they are now receiving. Serving both experienced scholars of the poems and students interested in them for the first time, this book offers a new perspective on current and future directions in scholarship.

Author : Antony Augoustakis
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191626050

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Ritual and Religion in Flavian Epic by Antony Augoustakis Pdf

This edited collection addresses the role of ritual representations and religion in the epic poems of the Flavian period (69-96 CE): Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Silius Italicus' Punica, Statius' Thebaid, and the unfinished Achilleid. Drawing on various modern studies on religion and ritual, and the relationship between literature and religion in the Greco-Roman world, it explores how we can interpret the poets' use of the relationship between gods and humans, cults and rituals, religious activities, and the role of the seer / prophet and his identification with poetry. Divided into three major sections, the volume includes essays on the most important religious activities (prophecy or augury, prayers and hymns) and the relationship between religion and political power under the Flavian emperors. It also addresses specific episodes in Flavian epic which focus on religious activities associated with the dead and the Underworld, such as purification, necromancy, katabasis, suicide, and burial. It finally explores the role of gender in ritual and religion.

Author : Neil Coffee,Chris Forstall,Lavinia Galli Milić,Damien Nelis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110602203

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Intertextuality in Flavian Epic Poetry by Neil Coffee,Chris Forstall,Lavinia Galli Milić,Damien Nelis Pdf

This collection of essays reaffirms the central importance of adopting an intertextual approach to the study of Flavian epic poetry and shows, despite all that has been achieved, just how much still remains to be done on the topic. Most of the contributions are written by scholars who have already made major contributions to the field, and taken together they offer a set of state of the art contributions on individual topics, a general survey of trends in recent scholarship, and a vision of at least some of the paths work is likely to follow in the years ahead. In addition, there is a particular focus on recent developments in digital search techniques and the influence they are likely to have on all future work in the study of the fundamentally intertextual nature of Latin poetry and on the writing of literary history more generally.

Author : Gesine Manuwald,Astrid Voigt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,7 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 : Dalida Agri
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780192675415

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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 : Sophia Papaioannou,Agis Marinis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110709971

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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 : Lauren Donovan Ginsberg,Darcy A. Krasne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110585841

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After 69 CE - Writing Civil War in Flavian Rome by Lauren Donovan Ginsberg,Darcy A. Krasne Pdf

The fall of Nero and the civil wars of 69 CE ushered in an era scarred by the recent conflicts; Flavian literature also inherited a rich tradition of narrating nefas from its predecessors who had confronted and commemorated the traumas of Pharsalus and Actium. Despite the present surge of scholarly interest in both Flavian literary studies and Roman civil war literature, however, the Flavian contribution to Rome’s literature of bellum ciuile remains understudied. This volume shines a spotlight on these neglected voices. In the wake of 69 CE, writing civil war became an inescapable project for Flavian Rome: from Statius’s fraternas acies and Silius’s suicidal Saguntines to the internecine narratives detailed in Josephus’s Bellum Iudaicum and woven into Frontinus’s exempla, Flavian authors’ preoccupation with civil war transcends genre and subject matter. This book provides an important new chapter in the study of Roman civil war literature by investigating the multi-faceted Flavian response to this persistent and prominent theme.

Author : Laura Zientek,Mark Thorne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781350097421

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Lucan's Imperial World by Laura Zientek,Mark Thorne Pdf

These new essays comprise the first collective study of Lucan and his epic poem that focuses specifically on points of contact between his text and the cultural, literary, and historical environments in which he lived and wrote. The Bellum Civile, Lucan's poetic narrative of the monumental civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey Magnus, explores the violent foundations of the Roman principate and the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The poem, composed more than a century later during the reign of Nero, thus recalls the past while being very much a product of its time. This volume offers innovative readings that seek to interpret Lucan's epic in terms of the contemporary politics, philosophy, literature, rhetoric, geography, and cultural memory of the author's lifetime. In doing so, these studies illuminate how approaching Lucan and his text in light of their contemporary environments enriches our understanding of author, text, and context individually and in conversation with each other.

Author : Antony Augoustakis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199584413

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Motherhood and the Other by Antony Augoustakis Pdf

In this pioneering study, Antony Augoustakis reconstructs the role of women in the epic poems of the Flavian period of Latin literature, examining the role of female characters from the perspective of Julia Kristeva's theories on foreign otherness and motherhood.

Author : Paolo Asso
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004167865

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Brill's Companion to Lucan by Paolo Asso Pdf

The present collection samples the most current approaches to Lucan’s poem, its themes, its dialogue with other texts, its reception in medieval and early modern literature, and its relevance to audiences of all times.

Author : Lauren Donovan Ginsberg,Darcy Anne Krasne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110584745

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After 69 CE - Writing Civil War in Flavian Rome by Lauren Donovan Ginsberg,Darcy Anne Krasne Pdf

The fall of Nero and the civil wars of 69 CE ushered in an era scarred by the recent conflicts; Flavian literature also inherited a rich tradition of narrating nefas from its predecessors who had confronted and commemorated the traumas of Pharsalus and Actium. Despite the present surge of scholarly interest in both Flavian literary studies and Roman civil war literature, however, the Flavian contribution to Rome’s literature of bellum ciuile remains understudied. This volume shines a spotlight on these neglected voices. In the wake of 69 CE, writing civil war became an inescapable project for Flavian Rome: from Statius’s fraternas acies and Silius’s suicidal Saguntines to the internecine narratives detailed in Josephus’s Bellum Iudaicum and woven into Frontinus’s exempla, Flavian authors’ preoccupation with civil war transcends genre and subject matter. This book provides an important new chapter in the study of Roman civil war literature by investigating the multi-faceted Flavian response to this persistent and prominent theme.

Author : Paul Roche
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780806178523

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Reading Lucan's Civil War by Paul Roche Pdf

Born in 39 C.E., the Roman poet Lucan lived during the turbulent reign of the emperor Nero. Prior to his death in 65 C.E., Lucan wrote prolifically, yet beyond some fragments, only his epic poem, the Civil War, has survived. Acclaimed by critics as one of the greatest literary achievements of the Roman Empire, the Civil War is a stirring account of the war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the republican senate led by Pompey the Great. Reading Lucan’s Civil War is the first comprehensive guide to this important poem. Accessible to all readers, it is especially well suited for students encountering the work for the first time. As the editor, Paul Roche, explains in his introduction, the Civil War (alternatively known in Latin as Bellum Civile, De Bello Civili, or Pharsalia) is most likely an unfinished work. Roche places the poem in historical and literary contexts that will be helpful to first-time readers. The volume presents, chapter-by-chapter, essays that cover each of the Civil War’s ten extant books. Five further chapters address topics and issues pertaining to the entire work, including religion and ritual, philosophy, gender dynamics, and Lucan’s relationships to Vergil and Julius Caesar. The contributors to this volume are all expert scholars who have published widely on Lucan’s work and Roman imperial literature. Their essays provide readers with a detailed understanding of and appreciation for the poem’s unique features. The contributors take special care to include translations of all original Latin passages and explain unfamiliar Latin and Greek terms. The volume is enhanced by a map of Lucan’s Roman world and a glossary of key terms.

Author : Antonios Augoustakis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004266490

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Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past by Antonios Augoustakis Pdf

Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past breaks new ground by investigating the close interaction between Flavian poetry and Greek literary tradition and by evaluating the meaning of this affiliation in the socio-political and cultural context of the late first century CE. Authors examined include Martial, Silius Italicus, Statius, and Valerius Flaccus. Their interaction with Greek literature is not just thematic or geographical: the Greek literary past is conceived as the poetic influence of a variety of authors, periods, and genres, such as Homer, the Cyclic tradition, Greek lyric poetry, Greek tragedy, Hellenistic poetry and aesthetics, and Greek historiography.

Author : Andrew Zissos
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444336009

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A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome by Andrew Zissos Pdf

A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of the Flavian Age (69–96 CE). Includes contributions from over two dozen Classical Studies scholars organized into six thematic sections Illustrates how economic, social, and cultural forces interacted to create a variety of social worlds within a composite Roman empire Concludes with a series of appendices that provide detailed chronological and demographic information and an extensive glossary of terms Examines the Flavian Age more broadly and inclusively than ever before incorporating coverage of often neglected groups, such as women and non-Romans within the Empire

Author : Donald T. McGuire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Civil war in literature
ISBN : UCSC:32106014661653

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Acts of Silence by Donald T. McGuire Pdf