Brills Companion To Horace
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Author | : Hans-Christian Günther |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 646 |
Release | : 2016-01-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004241965 |
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This volume centres on a detailed analysis of the whole corpus of Horace’s work by Edward Courtney (Satires), Elaine Fantham (Epistles I and Odes IV), Hans-Christian Günther (Epodes, Odes I – III, Carmen Saeculare and Epistles II) and Tobias Reinhardt (Ars Poetica). The latter is preceeded by a detailed account of Horace’s life and work in general by H.-C. Günther. Two appendices on the transmission of the text (E. Courtney) and style and metre (Peter Knox) conclude the volume. It is aimed at students and scholars of classical and modern literature who seek comprehensive orientation on all aspects of Horace’s work. All quotations from Latin and Greek are translated.
Author | : Hans-Christian Günther |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2006-07-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9047404831 |
Download Brill's Companion to Propertius Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The present volume provides a comprehensive guide to one of the most difficult authors of classical antiquity. All the major aspects of Propertius ́ work are dealt with in contributions by renowned specialists. Due space is also given to the reception of the author. At the centre stands an interpretation of the four transmitted books.
Author | : Andreas Heil |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 895 |
Release | : 2015-03-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9004217088 |
Download Brill's Companion to Seneca Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This new and important introduction to Seneca provides a systematic and concise presentation of this author’s philosophical works and his tragedies. It provides handbook style surveys of each genuine or attributed work, giving dates and brief descriptions, and taking into account the most important philosophical and philological issues. In addition, they provide accounts of the major steps in the history of their later influence. The cultural background of the texts and the most important problem areas within the philosophic and tragic corpus of Seneca are dealt with in separate essays.
Author | : Marco Fantuzzi |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 680 |
Release | : 2006-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047408535 |
Download Brill's Companion to Greek and Latin Pastoral Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The twenty-three contributions collected in this volume on Greek and Latin Pastoral focus mainly on the historical genesis, the stylistic and narrative features, the literary self-definition, and the fortunes of pastoral from its Theocritean origins to the Byzantine age.
Author | : Gregson Davis |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2010-02-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781444319194 |
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A Companion to Horace features a collection of commissioned interpretive essays by leading scholars in the field of Latin literature covering the entire generic range of works produced by Horace. Features original essays by a wide range of leading literary scholars Exceeds expectations for the standard handbook by featuring essays that challenge, rather than just summarize, conventional views of Homer's work and influence Considers Horace’s debt to his Greek predecessors Treats the reception of Horace from contemporary theoretical perspectives Offers up-to-date information and illustrations on the archaeological site traditionally identified as Horace's villa in the Sabine countryside
Author | : Gregory Dobrov |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 595 |
Release | : 2010-02-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9004188843 |
Download Brill's Companion to the Study of Greek Comedy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The present volume sets forth the main resources for the advancing student of Ancient Greek Comedy. An international roster of specialists contributes chapters organized into three sections: "Contexts": the intellectual, physical and socio-historical setting of Athenian Comedy; "History": the literary history of the Old, Middle and New periods; and "Elements": the text, language and formal components of the genre (including a comprehensive bibliography). This Companion is designed as a resource for understanding and interpreting the classics of Athenian Comedy from its inception through Menander. It will also be useful for navigating the principal corpora of texts, fragments and scholia that have been revised and augmented in recent years.This unique volume occupies the middle ground between short surveys and highly specialized scholarship. Contributors include: W. Geoffrey Arnott, Angus Bowie, Eric Csapo, Gregory W. Dobrov, J. Richard Green, Stanley Ireland, Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, S. Douglas Olson, Alan H. Sommerstein, Ian Storey, Ralph M. Rosen, Andreas Willi, Bernhard Zimmermann.
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2015-03-31 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9004290540 |
Download Brill's Companion to the Reception of Cicero Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Cicero is a collection of essays by an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars that situates Cicero in the context of his use and abuse from antiquity to the present, and is intended to provide readers with several good reasons to return to the study of Cicero's writings with greater interest and respect.
Author | : Andreas Markantonatos |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 759 |
Release | : 2015-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004217622 |
Download Brill's Companion to Sophocles Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Brill's Companion to Sophocles offers 32 specially commissioned essays from leading international scholars which give critical examinations of the progress and direction of numerous wide-ranging debates about various aspects of Sophoclean drama. Each chapter offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular subject area, as well as covering a wide variety of thematic angles. Recent advances in scholarship have raised new questions about Sophocles and Greek tragedy, and have overturned some long-standing assumptions. Besides presenting a comprehensive and authoritative guide to understanding Sophocles, this companion provides scholars and students with compelling fresh perspectives upon a broad range of issues in the field of Sophoclean studies.
Author | : Antony Augoustakis |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2009-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004217118 |
Download Brill's Companion to Silius Italicus Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Only recently have scholars turned their attention to Silius Italicus' Punica, a poem the reputation of which was eclipsed by the emergence of Virgil’s Aeneid as the canonical Latin epos of Augustan Rome. This collection of essays aims at examining the importance of Silius' historical epic in Flavian, Domitianic Rome by offering a detailed overview of the poem's context and intertext, its themes and images, and its reception from antiquity through Renaissance and modern philological criticism. This pioneering volume is the first comprehensive, collaborative study on the longest epic poem in Latin literature.
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 852 |
Release | : 2021-08-16 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9004466711 |
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Brill's Companion to Theocritus offers an up-to-date guide to a thorough understanding of Theocritus’ literary output. Exploring his corpus from a variety of novel perspectives, it presents a detailed account of the intricacy of Theocritus’ poetic art.