Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition
- Author: Catherine Ware, University of Liverpool
- Date Published: May 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107013438
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The historical importance of Claudian as writer of panegyric and propaganda for the court of Honorius is well established but his poetry has been comparatively neglected: only recently has his work been the subject of modern literary criticism. Taking as its starting point Claudian's claim to be the heir to Virgil, this book examines his poetry as part of the Roman epic tradition. Discussing first what we understand by epic and its relevance for late antiquity, Catherine Ware argues that, like Virgil and later Roman epic poets, Claudian analyses his contemporary world in terms of classical epic. Engaging intertextually with his literary predecessors, Claudian updates concepts such as furor and concordia, redefining Romanitas to exclude the increasingly hostile east, depicting enemies of the west as new Giants and showing how the government of Honorius and his chief minister, Stilicho, have brought about a true golden age for the west.
Read more- Applies principles of modern literary criticism to Claudian's poetry and looks at the individual poems as a thematic whole
- Shows how epic language supported political ideology from Virgil to Claudian
- Demonstrates the continuity of the classical Roman literary tradition into late antiquity
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'Ware has written an excellent book that, instead of trying to look through the literary to the historical, focuses on the literary and on how a poet represents the historical. Those interested in Claudian, the period in which he wrote, and epic poetry will find much of value in it.' Scott McGill, The Journal of Roman Studies
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- Date Published: May 2012
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107013438
- length: 278 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.58kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Panegyric-epic
2. Roman epic
3. Defining the empire
4. Cycles of time
5. Enemies of Roman order
6. The golden age I: Virgil and Claudian
7. The golden age II: the individual.
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