The Neronian Grotesque

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-55354-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

Reihe: Image, Text, and Culture in Classical Antiquity

During the reign of Nero, Roman culture produced some of its most spectacular works of art and literature. This study explores these effects across textual and visual media in an integrated way.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weiss, Scott

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part 1: Fantasy and Reality; 1. In the Grotto; 2. Neronian Spaces; Part II: Hybridity; 3. Fear; 4. Laughter; Part III: Ornament; 5. Cosmos and Chaos; 6. Excess; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Weiss is a senior advancement writer at Washington University in St. Louis, where he previously held a postdoctoral teaching fellowship in the Department of Art History and Archaeology. He has taught at Knox College, St. Louis Community College and Stanford University, where he received his PhD. His research interests include Latin literature, Roman art and ancient slavery.