Clare Coombe

Claudian the Poet

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Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781107058347
• ISBN-10: 1107058341
• Artikelnr.: 49312659

Autorenporträt

Clare Coombe is Head of Classics at The Oratory School, Reading and retains a research interest in Late Antique and Early Christian Latin poetry.

Inhaltsangabe

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.