Brill S Companion To Silius Italicus
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Brill S Companion To Silius Italicus
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Author : Antony Augoustakis
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009-12-01
Brill S Companion To Silius Italicus written by Antony Augoustakis and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-01 with History categories.
This volume offers a detailed overview of Silius Italicus’ Punica, by placing the poem within its literary and socio-historical context and by documenting its reception in the humanistic tradition of the Renaissance and subsequent centuries.
Silius Italicus And The Tradition Of The Roman Historical Epos
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-07-04
Silius Italicus And The Tradition Of The Roman Historical Epos written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
The aim of this volume is to study Silius’ poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian’s panegyrical epic in late antiquity, shedding light on its ‘inclusiveness’ and its peculiar, internal dialectic between antiquarian taste and problematic actualization. This is an innovative attempt to connect epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries.
Brill S Companion To Lucan
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Author : Paolo Asso
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-09-15
Brill S Companion To Lucan written by Paolo Asso and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
Brill S Companion To Prequels Sequels And Retellings Of Classical Epic
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Author : Robert C Simms
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-07-17
Brill S Companion To Prequels Sequels And Retellings Of Classical Epic written by Robert C Simms and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
Brill’s Companion to Prequels, Sequels, and Retellings of Classical Epic explores the long tradition of continuing Greek and Roman epics from Homer and the epic cycle to the contemporary novels of Ursula K. Le Guin and Margaret Atwood.
Polybius And His Legacy
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Author : Nikos Miltsios
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-03-19
Polybius And His Legacy written by Nikos Miltsios and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-19 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
Brill S Companion To Statius
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Author : William J. Dominik
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2015-03-20
Brill S Companion To Statius written by William J. Dominik and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Brill’s Companion to Statius is the first companion volume to be published on arguably the most important Roman poet of the Flavian period. Thirty-four newly commissioned chapters from international experts provide a comprehensive overview of recent approaches to Statius, discuss the fundamental issues and themes of his poetry, and suggest new fruitful areas for research. All of his works are considered: the Thebaid, his longest extant epic; the Achilleid, his unfinished epic; and the Silvae, his collected short poetry. Particular themes explored include the social, cultural, and political issues surrounding his poetry; his controversial aesthetic; the influence of his predecessors upon his poetry; and the scholarly and literary reception of his poetry in subsequent ages to the present.
Campania In The Flavian Poetic Imagination
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Author : Antony Augoustakis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-17
Campania In The Flavian Poetic Imagination written by Antony Augoustakis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
The region of Campania with its fertility and volcanic landscape exercised great influence over the Roman cultural imagination. A hub of activity outside the city of Rome, the Bay of Naples was a place of otium, leisure and quiet, repose and literary productivity, and yet also a place of danger: the looming Vesuvius inspired both fear and awe in the region's inhabitants, while the Phlegraean Fields evoked the story of the gigantomachy and sulphurous lakes invited entry to the Underworld. For Flavian writers in particular, Campania became a locus for literary activity and geographical disaster when in 79 CE, the eruption of the volcano annihilated a great expanse of the region, burying under a mass of ash and lava the surrounding cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. In the aftermath of such tragedy the writers examined in this volume - Martial, Silius Italicus, Statius, and Valerius Flaccus - continued to live, work, and write about Campania, which emerges from their work as an alluring region held in the balance of luxury and peril.
Lucan And Flavian Epic
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Author : Kyle Gervais
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-12-11
Lucan And Flavian Epic written by Kyle Gervais and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
Rome Season Two
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Author : Monica S Cyrino
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2015-05-18
Rome Season Two written by Monica S Cyrino and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-18 with Performing Arts categories.
Focusing on historical framework, style, themes, and influence on popular culture, this book also engages with production issues and considers the series' place in the tradition of epic films and tv series. Both scholarly and entertaining, it is an invaluable resource for Classics and Ancient History as well as Film and Media Studies.
Ecphrastic Shields In Graeco Roman Literature
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Author : Karel Thein
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-30
Ecphrastic Shields In Graeco Roman Literature written by Karel Thein and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with History categories.
This volume takes a fresh look at ekphrasis as a textual practice closely connected to our embodied imagination and its verbal dimension; it offers the first detailed study of a large family of ancient ecphrastic shields, often studied separately, but never as an ensemble with its own development. The main objective consists of establishing a theoretical and historical framework that is applied to a series of famous ecphrastic shields starting with the Homeric shield of Achilles. The latter is reinterpreted as a paradigmatic "thing" whose echoing down the centuries is reinforced by the fundamental connection between ekphrasis and artefacts as its primary objects. The book demonstrates that although the ancient sources do not limit ekphrasis to artificial creations, the latter are most efficient in bringing out the intimate affinity between artefacts and vivid mental images as two kind of entities that lack a natural scale and are rightly understood as ontologically unstable. Ecphrastic Shields in Graeco-Roman Literature: The World’s Forge should be read by those interested in ancient culture, art and philosophy, but also by those fascinated by the broader issue of imagination and by the interplay between the natural and the artificial.