Claudian's In Eutropium, or, How, when, and why to slander a eunuch /

From A.D. 395 to 404, Claudian was the court poet of the Western Roman Empire, ruled by Honorius. In 399 the eunuch Eutropius, the grand chamberlain and power behind the Eastern Roman throne of Honorius's brother Arcadius, became consul. The poem In Eutropium is Claudian's brilliantly nast...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Long, Jacqueline
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1996.
Temas:
Claudianus, Claudius. > In Eutropium.
Claudien, 0370?-0404?. > Invectives contre Eutorpe.
Honorius, > (0395-0423) > Historiographie.
Claudien, > (0370?-0404?) > Critique et interprétation.
In Eutropium (Claudianus, Claudius)
395-423
Eunuchs > Rome.
Invective.
Eunuques > Rome.
Invectives.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Eunuchs
Historiography
Invective
In Eutropium (Claudianus)
Rome > History > Honorius, 395-423 > Historiography.
Rome > Histoire > 395-423 (Honorius) > Historiographie.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Histoire > 0395-0423 (Honorius) > Historiographie.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Eunuch Consul and the Court Poet
  • pt. 1. The Literary World of In Eutropium. Structure and Genre
  • Traditions of Roman Satire
  • Literary Traditions of Political Invective
  • How to Slander a Eunuch
  • pt. 2. The Historical World of In Eutropium. Date and Reference
  • Eastern Information at the Western Court
  • pt. 3. The Literary and Historical Worlds Meet. Claudian's Audiences
  • Stance and Purpose
  • Conclusion: In Eutropium and the Empire of Rome.

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