Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic

Edited by: Sophia Papaioannou and Agis Marinis

Volume 103 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110709841

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About this book

In the light of recent scholarly work on tragic patterns and allusions in Flavian epic, the publication of a volume exclusively dedicated to the relationship between Flavian epic and tragedy is timely. The volume, concentrating on the poetic works of Silius Italicus, Statius and Valerius Flaccus, consists of eight original contributions, two by the editors themselves and a further six by experts on Flavian epic. The volume is preceded by an introduction by the editors and it concludes with an ‘Afterword’ by Carole E. Newlands.
Among key themes analysed are narrative patterns, strategies or type-scenes that appear to derive from tragedy, the Aristotelian notions of hamartia and anagnorisis, human and divine causation, the ‘transfer’ of individual characters from tragedy to epic, as well as instances of tragic language and imagery.
The volume at hand showcases an array of methodological approaches to the question of the presence of tragic elements in epic. Hence, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the area of Classics or Literary Studies focusing on such intergeneric and intertextual connections; it will be also of interest to scholars working on Flavian epic or on the ancient reception of Greek and Roman tragedy.

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Sophia Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Agis Marinis, University of Patras, Greece.

Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	I
Contents Accessible Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Accessible Download PDF	VII
Introduction Sophia Papaioannou and Agis Marinis Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	1
Republican Roman Tragedy in Flavian Epic Antony Augoustakis Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	13
Silius’ Punica and the Traditions of Greek and Roman Tragedy Neil W. Bernstein Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	25
Knowing Me, Knowing You: Epic Anagnorisis and the Recognition of Tragedy Robert Cowan Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	43
Apollonius’ ‘Further Voices’: Cameo Appearances of Greek Tragedy in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica Sophia Papaioannou Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	65
‘Herculean Tragedy’ in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica Gesine Manuwald Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	91
Finding the Tragic in the Epics of Statius Ruth Parkes Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	107
Senecan Heroes and Tyrants in Statius, Thebaid 2 Kyle Gervais Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	129
Eteocles and Polynices in Statius’ Thebaid: Revisiting Tragic Causality Agis Marinis Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	149
Afterword Carole Newlands Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	171
Bibliography Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	177
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	195
Index Rerum et Nominum Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	197
Index Auctorum Antiquorum et Locorum Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	199

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Classics, Literary Studies, Intertextuality, Reception, Ancient Epics and Tragedies
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 210
Keywords: Flavian epic; Latin epic; reception; tragedy

eBook

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9783110709841

Hardcover

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9783110709520