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Later Greek Epic and the Latin Literary Tradition
The volume offers an innovative and systematic exploration of the diverse ways in which Later Greek Epic interacts with the Latin literary tradition. Taking as a starting point the premise that it is probable for the Greek epic poets of the Late Antiquity to have been familiar with leading works of Latin poetry, either in the original or in translation, the contributions in this book pursue a new form of intertextuality, in which the leading epic poets of the Imperial era (Quintus of Smyrna, Triphiodorus, Nonnus, and the author of the Orphic Argonautica) engage with a range of models in inventive, complex, and often covert ways. Instead of asking, in other words, whether Greek authors used L...
The Dynamics of Paratextuality in Late Antique Literature
Through an examination of paratextuality in late antique literature, this collection of essays reconsiders the importance of the written material that appears in the margins of ancient poetic texts. Paratexts such as headings, prefaces, letters et al. have largely been skimmed over or completely disregarded in favour of the main ancient work. However, there is now a new wave of scholarship that takes into consideration the reading of books in line with the different 'margins', or 'frames', and the structures (de-)constructed by them. A salient feature of late antique poetry is the presence of the paratextual. For example, the prefaces of Ausonius, Claudian, Avianus, Sidonius Apollinaris, and Venantius Fortunatus are studied in their own right by the contributors, who present new understandings and interpretations of the aims of these late antique writers. In keeping with its subject matter, this volume presents a multitude of approaches intended not only to look at, but rather to read and take seriously the paratextual material. The result is a reframing of our appreciation of the marginal matter, which has up until this point been overlooked.
Reading Lucan's Civil War
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, t...
Lucan's "Bellum Civile"
Lucan’s Bellum Civile is one of the most impressive and unusual works of Silver Age Latin literature, and has been the subject of much research in recent years. In this volume well-known experts on Lucan examine the poetological, narratological and stylistic techniques the author employed to write on the theme of civil war. The epic poem is at once both conforms to and exceeds the tradition of the genre, and confronts its readers with a new kind of aesthetic.
Structures of Epic Poetry
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.
Vertrauen und Vertrauensverlust in antiken Gesellschaften
Vertrauen und Vertrauensverlust sind nicht nur im modernen Diskurs allgegenwärtig, sondern stellen überzeitlich bedeutsame Phänomene dar, die insbesondere auch für das Verständnis antiker Gesellschaften wichtig sind. Die Beiträge des Tagungsbandes widmen sich diesem komplexen Themenfeld erstmals systematisch aus interdisziplinär altertumswissenschaftlicher Perspektive. Ausgehend von grundsätzlichen Konzeptionen des Vertrauens in der griechischen wie der römischen Welt werden Fragen nach den Umständen und Bedingungen der Vertrauenserosion ebenso betrachtet wie die Dimensionen und Auswirkungen verlorenen Vertrauens.
Gattungstheorie und Dichtungspraxis in Neronisch-Flavischer Epik
Dieser Sammelband widmet sich den römischen Epikern Lucan, Valerius Flaccus, Statius und Silius Italicus. Die Beiträge beleuchten den Kontrast zwischen Gattungstheorie und -praxis, das Zusammenspiel von Gattungsinterferenzen und Intertextualität sowie das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Konvention und Innovation. Im Mittelpunkt steht das Verhältnis der nachaugusteischen Epik zur früheren Tradition, d. h. zu maßgeblichen Vorgängern wie Homer, Vergil und Ovid. Die Selbstpositionierung der späteren Dichter in Bezug zum Kanon geht häufig mit der Bemühung einher, traditionelle Elemente neu zu konfigurieren: Durch Aussparung, Variation oder Übersteigerung gattungstypischer Aspekte treten ...
Kaiser und Tyrann
In der literarischen Diskussion nach ihrem Tod erscheinen Nero und Domitian als größenwahnsinnige Tyrannen, in der Panegyrik zu ihren Lebzeiten werden sie überschwänglich gepriesen. Angesichts dieser Diskrepanz hat man in den Übersteigerungen des Herrscherlobs versteckte Kritik am Kaiser vermutet. Der Band betrachtet das disparate Bild mit einem neuen, kommunikationstheoretischen Ansatz als Resultat von Prozessen der Kodierung und Umkodierung von Herrscherrepräsentation. Während das Motiv der Transgression in der Panegyrik für Nero und Domitian eine zentrale Rolle spielt, wird in der Selbstdarstellung ihrer Nachfolger darauf verzichtet. Mit dem Wechsel der Macht geht also ein Wechsel...
