Claudian the Poet

ISBN-13: 9781107058347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 254 str.

Clare Coombe

Opis

Analyzes the poetics and story telling techniques of the fourth-century poet Claudian as tools of Late Antique political propaganda.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. In Rufinum: heroes, monsters, and the universe in the balance; 2. The universe ready to be destabilized (IV Cons., Stil., Rapt., Epith.); 3. Monsters ready to destabilize the universe (c.m.53, Gig.Gr., Rapt., Eut., VI Cons., Get.); 4. The hero keeping the universe stable and restoring the Golden Age (Stil., c.m.27, Get.); 5. Not quite the hero (IV Cons., Fesc., Epith.); 6. The deceitful poet (Rapt., Epith., Get., VI Cons., Eut.); Conclusion.