Poetry for Patrons

Literary Communication in the Age of Domitian
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-90-04-10885-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 206, 494 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 1048 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements

A study of the phenomenon of literary patronage, both non-imperial and imperial, during the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.). This work centres on the Epigrams of Martial and the Silvae of Statius.
The book deals not only with the relationships between poets and patrons, but also with the audiences and the functions of patron-oriented poetry. It includes discussions of such topics as "patronage" versus "friendship", the poetic "I", the role of poetry at symposia and festivals, dedication and publication, the influence of rhetoric on poetry, and the poetic representation of imperial power.
The book should prove of interest not only to specialists in Roman poetry, but also to ancient historians and to students of literary patronage in other cultures. All Latin and Greek is translated.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nauta, Ruurd R

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Über Autor(innen)

Ruurd R. Nauta, Ph.D. (1995) in Classics, University of Leiden, is Professor of Latin in the University of Groningen. He has published articles on various aspects of Greek and Roman Literary History. This is his first book.