Allusion and Intertext - Dynamics of Appropriation in Roman Poetry

The study of the deliberate allusion by one author to the words of a previous author has long been central to Latin philology. However, literary Romanists have been diffident about situating such work within the more spacious inquiries into intertextuality now current. This 1998 book represents an attempt to find (or recover) some space for the study of allusion - as a project of continuing vitality - within an excitingly enlarged universe of intertexts. It combines traditional classical approaches with modern literary-theoretical ways of thinking, and offers attentive close readings, innovative perspectives on literary history, and theoretical sophistication of argument. Like other volumes in the series it is among the most broadly conceived short books on Roman literature to be published in recent years.

Sommario

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Reflexivity: allusion and self-annotation; 2. Interpretability: beyond philological fundamentalism; 3. Diachrony: literary history and its narratives; 4. Repetition and change; 5. Tradition and self-fashioning; Bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

This fascinating 1998 book examines how the poets of classical Rome found artistic inspiration in the words and themes of their poetic predecessors. It combines traditional classical approaches with modern literary-theoretical devices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Hinds, Hinds Stephen
• Con la collaborazione di: D. C. Feeney (Editore), Stephen Hinds (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.1998
• EAN: 9780521571869
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57186-9
• Dimensioni: 136 mm x 206 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 300 g
• Serie: Roman Literature and Its Conte; Roman Literature and its Contexts
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Literary theory, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient Egypt