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OverviewCompelled by the emperor Nero to commit suicide at age 25 after writing uncomplimentary poems, Latin poet Lucan nevertheless left behind a significant body of work, including the Bellum Civile (Civil War). Sometimes also called the Pharsalia, this epic describes the war between Julius Caesar and Pompey. Author Giulio Celotto provides an interpretation of this civil war based on the examination of an aspect completely neglected by previous scholarship: Lucan’s literary adaptation of the cosmological dialectic of Love and Strife.According to a reading that has found favor over the last three decades, the poem is an unconventional epic that does not conform to Aristotelian norms: Lucan composes a poem characterized by fragmentation and disorder, lacking a conventional teleology, and whose narrative flow is constantly delayed. Celotto’s study challenges this interpretation by illustrating how Lucan invokes imagery of cosmic dissolution, but without altogether obliterating epic norms. The poem transforms them from within, condemning the establishment of the Principate and the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Giulio CelottoPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780472132874ISBN 10: 0472132873 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 28 February 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Love and Strife in Greek and Roman Literature 1.1 Philosophical Background: Love and Strife in Didactic Poetry 1.2 Literary Background: Love and Strife in Epic Poetry 1.3 Love and Strife in Vergil 2. The Dialectic of Love and Strife in Lucan 2.1 The Proem 2.2 Venus and Mars 2.3 Ilerda 2.4 Erictho 3. Love in Lucan 3.1 Pompey, Julia, and Cornelia 3.2 Caesar and Cleopatra 3.3 Cato and Marcia 3.4 Alexander the Great 4. Strife in Lucan 4.1 Cosmos and Chaos 4.2 Virtus and Aristeiai 4.3 Games 4.4 Clemency 5. The Interaction of Love and Strife in Lucan 5.1 Love for Strife 5.2 Strife as Love Rivalry 5.3 Strife as Love Suicide 5.4 Strife as Rape Afterword BibliographyReviews""A reading of the Bellum civile through the leitmotifs of Love and Strife focuses attention on important themes of the poem, and sheds new and useful light on a number of individual passages."" --Gnomon--Philip Hardie ""Gnomon"" ""Celotto's study [was] particularly fruitful for illuminating Lucan's constant and surprisingly systematic dialogue with the Aeneid, a much observed and not sufficiently explored characteristic of our favorite maverick author. This feature will make this book useful set reading for any class on Latin epic--deconstructionist or not."" --Journal of Roman Studies--Martin T. Dinter ""Journal of Roman Studies"" """A reading of the Bellum civile through the leitmotifs of Love and Strife focuses attention on important themes of the poem, and sheds new and useful light on a number of individual passages."" --Gnomon--Philip Hardie ""Gnomon"" ""Celotto's study [was] particularly fruitful for illuminating Lucan's constant and surprisingly systematic dialogue with the Aeneid, a much observed and not sufficiently explored characteristic of our favorite maverick author. This feature will make this book useful set reading for any class on Latin epic--deconstructionist or not."" --Journal of Roman Studies--Martin T. Dinter ""Journal of Roman Studies""" Author InformationGiulio Celotto is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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