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Kaiser und Tyrann
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ISBN: 9783110545524 9783110544336 9783110543186 3110544334 3110543184 3110545527 9783110545531 3110545535 Year: 2017 Publisher: Berlin Boston

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In der literarischen Diskussion nach ihrem Tod erscheinen Nero und Domitian als größenwahnsinnige Tyrannen, in der Panegyrik zu ihren Lebzeiten werden sie überschwänglich gepriesen. Angesichts dieser Diskrepanz hat man in den Übersteigerungen des Herrscherlobs versteckte Kritik am Kaiser vermutet. Der Band betrachtet das disparate Bild mit einem neuen, kommunikationstheoretischen Ansatz als Resultat von Prozessen der Kodierung und Umkodierung von Herrscherrepräsentation. Während das Motiv der Transgression in der Panegyrik für Nero und Domitian eine zentrale Rolle spielt, wird in der Selbstdarstellung ihrer Nachfolger darauf verzichtet. Mit dem Wechsel der Macht geht also ein Wechsel der Codes einher, mittels derer diese Macht beschrieben wird. So erfahren Aspekte, die in der panegyrischen Kodierung der Repräsentation als positiv konnotierte Grenzerweiterung gedeutet wurden, gemäß den Codes der jeweils neuen Dynastie eine Umkodierung als negativ konnotierte Grenzverletzung. Die Arbeit analysiert die sprachlichen Mechanismen, die diesen Prozessen zugrunde liegen. Damit eröffnet sie neue Perspektiven auf die literarische Repräsentation der beiden mali principes und auf Modi politischer Kommunikation im frühen Prinzipat.


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The gendered 'I' in ancient literature : modelling gender in first-person discourse
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ISBN: 9783110795257 9783110795196 Year: 2022 Publisher: Berlin : de Gruyter,

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Considering the ubiquity of rhetorical training in antiquity, the volume starts from the premise that every first-person statement in ancient literature is in some way rhetorically modelled and aesthetically shaped. Focusing on different types of Greek and Latin literature, poetry and prose, from the Archaic Age to Late Antiquity, the contributions analyse the use and modelling of gender-specific elements in different types of first-person speech, be it that the speaker is (represented as) the author of a work, be it that they feature as characters in the work, narrating their own story or that of others. In doing so, they do not only offer new insights into the rhetorical strategies and literary techniques used to construct a gendered ‘I’ in ancient literature. They also address the form and function of first-person discourse in classical literature in general, touching on fields of research that have increasingly come into focus in recent years, such as authorship studies, studies concerning the ancient notion(s) of the literary persona, as well as a historical narratology that discusses concepts such as the narrator or the literary character in ancient literary theory and practice.


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Flavian Responses to Nero's Rome
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ISBN: 9048553571 Year: 2022 Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,

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In this interdisciplinary volume, a team of classicists, historians, and archaeologists examines how the memory of the infamous emperor Nero was negotiated in different contexts and by different people during the ensuing Flavian age of imperial Rome. The contributions show different Flavian responses to Nero’s complicated legacy: while some aspects of his memory were reinforced, others were erased. Emphasizing the constant and diverse nature of this negotiation, this book proposes a nuanced interpretation of both the Flavian age itself and its relation to Nero’s Rome. By combining the study of these strategies with architectural approaches, archaeology, and memory studies, this volume offers a multifaceted picture of Roman civilization at a crucial turning point, and as such will have something to offer anyone interested in classics, (ancient) history, and archaeology.


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Strategies of Ambiguity in Ancient Literature

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Ambiguity in the sense of two or more possible meanings is considered to be a distinctive feature of modern art and literature. It characterizes the "open artwork" (Eco) and is generated by "disruptive tactics" (Wellershoff) and strategies to engender uncertainty. While ambiguity is seen as a "paradigm of modernity" (Bode), there is skepticism regarding its use in the pre-modern era. Older studies were dominated by the conviction that there was a lack of ambiguity in pre-modernity because, according to the rules of the "old rhetoric", ambiguity was seen as an avoidable error (vitium) and a violation of the dictate of clarity (perspicuitas). The aim of the volume is to re-examine the putative "absence of ambiguity" in the pre-modern era. Is it not possible to find clear examples of deliberately employed (intended) ambiguity in antiquity? Are the oracles and riddles, the Palinode of Stesichoros and Socrates (Phaedrus), the dissoi logoi of rhetoric, the ambiguities of the tragedies all exceptions or do they not indicate a distinct interest in the artistic use of ambiguity? The presentations of the conference, which will include scholars from various philologies, will combine a recourse to theoretical concepts of intended ambiguity with exemplary analyses from the field of pre-modern art and literature.

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