Speaking Volumes Contributor(s): Barchiesi, Alessandro (Author) |
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ISBN: 071563027X ISBN-13: 9780715630273 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2001 Annotation: In a poem written in exile, Ovid pictures his latest book in conversation with his previous volumes, united in the bookcase containing his collected works back in Rome. One can imagine their dialogue - in the protected space of the whispering bookcase - as loaded with allusion and intertextuality. "Speaking Volumes," a collection of essays by the classicist Alessandro Barchiesi examines Ovid and his 'rationalistic art of illusion' along with intertextuality in Latin literature more generally, and in the wider context of the Graeco-Roman tradition. Professor Barchiesi provides perspectives on the literary selfconsciousness of the Latin poets, the allusive density of their texts, and the conflict between poetry and power in the Augustan age. The conflict between classicists and the texts they comment on, argue over and theorise about is also examined. Among the recurring topics in this book are the impact of intertextuality on the form of epic and epistle, the strategic significance of allusive poetics in a political context, and the importance of reading and interpretation as poetic themes. Click for more in this series: Duckworth Classical Essays |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
Dewey: 871.01 |
LCCN: 2003430294 |
Series: Duckworth Classical Essays |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.16" W x 9.36" L (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: In a poem written in exile, Ovid pictures his latest book in conversation with his previous volumes, united in the bookcase containing his collected works back in Rome. One can imagine their dialogue - in the protected space of the whispering bookcase - as loaded with allusion and intertextuality. This collection of essays by the classicist Alessandro Barchiesi examines Ovid and his 'rationalistic art of illusion' along with intertextuality in Latin literature more generally, and in the wider context of the Graeco-Roman tradition. The book provides perspectives on the literary self-consciousness of the Latin poets, the allusive density of their texts, and the conflict between poetry and power in the Augustan age. The conflict between classicists and the texts they comment on, argue over and theorise about is also examined. Among the recurring topics in this book are the impact of intertextuality on the form of epic and epistle, the strategic significance of allusive poetics in a political context, and the importance of reading and interpretation as poetic themes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barchiesi, Alessandro: - Alessandro Barchiesi is Professor of Latin Literature at the University of Siena, Arezzo, Italy. He has lectured at Universities in Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge and Stanford, and has published widely on Augustan poetry, Imperial epic and the Roman novel. |
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