Roman Poetry, Republican and Imperial
Roman Poetry, Republican and Imperial

Author: Francis Cairns

Publisher: Arca, Classical and Medieval T

Published: 2021-07-18

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780995461222

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After a long period in which the late Republican and Augustan poets were the main focus of scholarship in Latin poetry, more attention is now being given to earlier Republican literature, and even more to the poets of what used to be called disparagingly the 'Silver Age'. The present volume reflects this changing perspective. Five of its contributors offer papers devoted to Augustan poets (Horace, Propertius, the Ovid of the Metamorphoses); there are two papers on early and later Republican epic; and five examine aspects of later Julio-Claudian and Flavian authors: Seneca the Younger, Silius Italicus, Martial, and Statius.

The Poetics of Power in Augustan Rome
The Poetics of Power in Augustan Rome

Author: Nandini B. Pandey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1108422659

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Explores the dynamic interactions among Latin poets, artists, and audiences in constructing and critiquing imperial power in Augustan Rome.

Augustan Poetry and the Roman Republic
Augustan Poetry and the Roman Republic

Author: Joseph Farrell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-06-13

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0191663220

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Augustan Poetry and the Roman Republic explores the liminal status of the Augustan period, with its inherent tensions between a rhetoric based on the idea of res publica restituta and the expression of the need for a radical renewal of the Roman political system. It attempts to examine some of the ways in which the Augustan poets dealt with these and other related issues by discussing the many ways in which individual texts handle the idea of the Roman Republic. Focusing on the works of the major Augustan poets, Vergil, Horace, Propertius, and Ovid, the contributions in this collection look at the under-studied aspect of their poetry, namely the way in which they constructed and investigated images of the Roman Republic and the Roman past.

The Roman Poets of the Republic
The Roman Poets of the Republic

Author: W. Y. Sellar

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-10-27

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13:

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In 'The Roman Poets of the Republic' by W.Y. Sellar, readers are taken on a scholarly journey through the poetry of ancient Rome during the Republican period. Sellar expertly explores the works of poets such as Lucretius, Catullus, and Virgil, providing insightful analysis of their literary style and the historical context in which they wrote. By delving into these poets' works, Sellar uncovers the various themes and motifs that were prevalent in Roman poetry at the time, shedding light on the cultural and political landscape of the Republic. Through detailed close readings and comparisons, Sellar showcases the evolution of Roman poetry and its impact on subsequent generations of writers. W.Y. Sellar's thorough research and engaging writing style make 'The Roman Poets of the Republic' a valuable resource for anyone interested in ancient Roman literature and culture. Scholars and enthusiasts alike will find this book to be a compelling and informative read.

Roman Literature, Gender and Reception
Roman Literature, Gender and Reception

Author: Donald Lateiner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1135948135

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This cutting-edge collection of essays offers provocative studies of ancient history, literature, gender identifications and roles, and subsequent interpretations of the republican and imperial Roman past. The prose and poetry of Cicero and Petronius, Lucretius, Virgil, and Ovid receive fresh interpretations; pagan and Christian texts are re-examined from feminist and imaginative perspectives; genres of epic, didactic, and tragedy are re-examined; and subsequent uses and re-uses of the ancient heritage are probed with new attention: Shakespeare, Nineteenth Century American theater, and contemporary productions involving prisoners and veterans. Comprising nineteen essays collectively honoring the feminist Classical scholar Judith Hallett, this book will interest the Classical scholar, the ancient historian, the student of Reception Studies, and feminists interested in all periods. The authors from the United States, Britain, France and Switzerland are authorities in one or more of these fields and chapters range from the late Republic to the late Empire to the present.

Latin Poetry and Its Reception
Latin Poetry and Its Reception

Author: C. W. Marshall

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-30

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1000351769

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This volume offers 18 new studies reflecting the latest scholarship on Latin verse, explored both in its original context and in subsequent contexts as it has been translated and re-imagined. All chapters reflect the wide research interests of Professor Susanna Braund, to whom the volume is dedicated. Latin Poetry and Its Reception assembles a blend of senior scholars and new voices in Latin literary studies. It makes important contributions to the understanding of kingship in Hellenistic and Roman thought, with the first four chapters dedicated to exploring this theme in Republican poetry, Virgil, Seneca, and Statius. Chapters focusing on the modern reception include case studies from the 16th to the 21st century, with discussions on Gavin Douglas, Edward Gibbon, Herman Melville, Igor Stravinsky, and Elena Ferrante, among others. No comparable volume provides a similar range. Latin Poetry and Its Reception will appeal to all scholars of Latin poetry and classical reception, from senior undergraduates to scholars in classics and other disciplines.

End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC
End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC

Author: Catherine Steel

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0748629025

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In 146 BC the armies of Rome destroyed Carthage and emerged as the decisive victors of the Third Punic War. The Carthaginian population was sold and its territory became the Roman province of Africa. In the same year and on the other side of the Mediterranean Roman troops sacked Corinth, the final blow in the defeat of the Achaean conspiracy: thereafter Greece was effectively administered by Rome. Rome was now supreme in Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Macedonia, Sicily, and North Africa, and its power and influence were advancing in all directions. However, not all was well. The unchecked seizure of huge tracts of land in Italy and its farming by vast numbers of newly imported slaves allowed an elite of usually absentee landlords to amass enormous and conspicuous fortunes. Insecurity and resentment fed the gulf between rich and poor in Rome and erupted in a series of violent upheavals in the politics and institutions of the Republic. These were exacerbated by slave revolts and invasions from the east.

Beyond Greek
Beyond Greek

Author: Denis Feeney

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0674496043

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A History Today Best Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, and other authors of ancient Rome are so firmly established in the Western canon today that the birth of Latin literature seems inevitable. Yet, Denis Feeney boldly argues, the beginnings of Latin literature were anything but inevitable. The cultural flourishing that in time produced the Aeneid, the Metamorphoses, and other Latin classics was one of the strangest events in history. “Feeney is to be congratulated on his willingness to put Roman literary history in a big comparative context...It is a powerful testimony to the importance of Denis Feeney’s work that the old chestnuts of classical literary history—how the Romans got themselves Hellenized, and whether those jack-booted thugs felt anxiously belated or smugly domineering in their appropriation of Greek culture for their own purposes—feel fresh and urgent again.” —Emily Wilson, Times Literary Supplement “[Feeney’s] bold theme and vigorous writing render Beyond Greek of interest to anyone intrigued by the history and literature of the classical world.” —The Economist