Author unknown the power of anonymity in ancient Rome

"An exploration of the darker corners of ancient Rome to spotlight the strange sorcery of anonymous literature. From Banksy to Elena Ferrante to the unattributed parchments of ancient Rome, art without clear authorship fascinates and even offends us. Classical scholarship tends to treat this an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geue, Tom (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2019
Temas:
Anonymous writings, Latin > History and criticism.
Latin literature > Authorship.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Anonymous writings, Latin
Intellectual life
Rome > Intellectual life.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Literature unmastered
  • Part I. The power of the name: Name power
  • Tongue ties: Ovid's Ibis
  • A play without names: Octavia
  • Part II. The universal no-name: Phaedrus by name
  • Poet seeks patron: an open letter from me to you, or Numerosa Laus
  • The timeless pastoral of Calpurnius Siculus
  • Part III. Whence and when: Whence: sources, frames, contexts
  • Historical transcendence
  • Conclusion: Unknowing literature

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