Plagiarism in Latin Literature

ISBN-13: 9781108820172 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 255 str.

Scott McGill

Opis

Several Latin texts provide evidence for accusations and denials of plagiarism. Plagiarism in Latin Literature explores varied sources, including Terence, Martial, Seneca the Elder and Macrobius' Virgil criticism to offer new insights into the history of plagiarism and related issues, including Roman notions of literary property, authorship and textual reuse.

Recenzje

'[This book] significantly advances our awareness of the extent to which processes of textual creation were theorized and explicated by Roman authors.' Joseph A. Howley, Language and Literature

Spis treści

1. The ancient and the modern: approaching plagiarism in Latin literature; Part I. Accusations: 2. Blame and praise: plagiarism and self-promotion in Latin prefaces; 3. Playing the victim: Martial on the plagiarism of his poetry; Part II. Denials: 4. Plagiarism on the stage: Terence, literary controversy, and the theater; 5. A spectrum of innocence: denying plagiarism in Seneca the Elder; 6. Saving the hero: Virgil, plagiarism, and canonicity; Conclusion.