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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dee L. Clayman (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, Graduate Center, City University of New York)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.646kg ISBN: 9780195370881ISBN 10: 0195370880 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 27 March 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations The Family Tree of Berenice II Map of The Eastern Meditteranean in the 3rd Century BCE Introduction One. Birth in Cyrene Two. Arrival in Alexandria Three. Callimachus on Murder and Marriage Four. Apollonius on Murder and Marriage Five. Ruling and Racing Six. Berenice in Egypt and another Murder Appendix: Catullus 66 Notes Bibliography Index Index LocorumReviewsBerenice II was a major influence on the cultural and intellectual life of the Ptolemaic court at its zenith. In this first full-scale biography, Dee L. Clayman has brought together historical, material, and literary sources to tease out the remarkable story of this queen's crafting of her own position of power through court intrigue, manipulation of artistic and religious imagery, and close alliance with literary figures such as Callimachus and Apollonius of Rhodes, who celebrated their queen both overtly and covertly in still famous works of poetry. --Kathryn Gutzwiller, University of Cincinnati Full of interesting and perceptive readings of poems and the intent of poets... While Clayman's strength certainly lies in analysis of poetry and poets, she often employs that knowledge to good effect in topics not narrowly poetic, as in her fascinating discussion of the context for Cynisca of Sparta's victory and the inscriptions created to commemorate it. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review A cornucopia of a book, brimming over with the fruits of deep research and perceptive reading. --Peter M. Green, The Classical Journal Berenice II was a major influence on the cultural and intellectual life of the Ptolemaic court at its zenith. In this first full-scale biography, Dee L. Clayman has brought together historical, material, and literary sources to tease out the remarkable story of this queen's crafting of her own position of power through court intrigue, manipulation of artistic and religious imagery, and close alliance with literary figures such as Callimachus and Apollonius of Rhodes, who celebrated their queen both overtly and covertly in still famous works of poetry. --Kathryn Gutzwiller, University of Cincinnati Full of interesting and perceptive readings of poems and the intent of poets... While Clayman's strength certainly lies in analysis of poetry and poets, she often employs that knowledge to good effect in topics not narrowly poetic, as in her fascinating discussion of the context for Cynisca of Sparta's victory and the inscriptions created to commemorate it. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Berenice II was a major influence on the cultural and intellectual life of the Ptolemaic court at its zenith. In this first full-scale biography, Dee L. Clayman has brought together historical, material, and literary sources to tease out the remarkable story of this queen's crafting of her own position of power through court intrigue, manipulation of artistic and religious imagery, and close alliance with literary figures such as Callimachus and Apollonius of Rhodes, who celebrated their queen both overtly and covertly in still famous works of poetry. --Kathryn Gutzwiller, University of Cincinnati Author InformationDee L. Clayman is Professor of Classics and Executive Officer of the PhD Program in Classics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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