Nothing Ordinary Here: Statius as Creator of Distinction in the Silvae

ISBN-13: 9780415970983 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 346 str.

Noelle K. Zeiner

Opis

Through a combined methodology of philology, social theory and archaeology, this book offers a reinterpretation of Statius's "Silvae."
A special feature is the book's catalogue of material wealth, an examination that for the first time itemizes valuable material objects that appear in the "Silvae" (eg., furniture, mosaics, aromatics) and evaluates their literary and cultural significance. By mapping the social landscape of various individuals and illuminating the cultural values associated with different types of material and non-material wealth through which widely disparate Romans sought personal distinction and status, the book makes a significant contribution not only to "Silvae" scholarship, but also to studies on Domitianic culture as a whole.

Recenzje

'there are many sound and interesting observations... a very useful reference.' - Journal of Roman Studies

Spis treści

Introduction: Review of Scholarship; P. Bourdieu's Theory of Distinction 1. Statius as a Legitimate Spokesperson 2. Manifestations of Material Wealth 3. Statius' Language of Wealth 4. Distinction Silvae 1.2: Stella and Violentilla: the distinction of poetry Silvae 1.5: Claudius Etruscus' Balneum : the distintion of taste Silvae 2.1: Melior and Glaucias: the distintion of paternal pietas Silvae 4.8: Julius Menecrates and Pollius Felix: the distinction of fatherhood and grandfatherhood Silvae 2.2: Pollius Felix: the distinction of Epicurean Quies Silvae 4.6: Novius Vindex: the distinction of connoisseurship Silvae 5.2: Crispinus: the distinction of youth and pedigree Silvae 5.1: Priscilla: the distinction of a women for the distinction of a man Conclusion: Statius' vox aurea

O autorze

Noelle K. Zeiner