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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Erika Zimmermann DamerPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.486kg ISBN: 9780299318741ISBN 10: 0299318745 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 31 January 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback 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 ContentsReviewsA refreshingly new reading of Roman love elegy that brilliantly studies the flesh and blood of elegy's men and women. These bodies are not always perfect--as they resist the consummation of inscription, they often appear wounded, repulsive, and macabre. Anyone interested in Latin poetry should read this splendid book. --Ionnis Ziogas, Durham University Moving beyond theorizing about the textualized body in Roman elegy, and taking her cue from feminist 'new materialisms, ' Zimmermann Damer reasserts the presence in elegiac poetry of bodies themselves, with all their abject materiality, genderedness, and sexiness. An impressive study that is a delight to read. --David Wray, University of Chicago Elegantly eloquent, informatively thought-provoking, impressively organized and presented . . . an exceptional work of meticulous and dedicated scholarship --Midwest Book Review A refreshingly new reading of Roman love elegy that brilliantly studies the flesh and blood of elegy's men and women. These bodies are not always perfect--as they resist the consummation of inscription, they often appear wounded, repulsive, and macabre. Anyone interested in Latin poetry should read this splendid book. --Ionnis Ziogas, Durham University Moving beyond theorizing about the textualized body in Roman elegy, and taking her cue from feminist 'new materialisms, ' Zimmermann Damer reasserts the presence in elegiac poetry of bodies themselves, with all their abject materiality, genderedness, and sexiness. An impressive study that is a delight to read. --David Wray, University of Chicago "A refreshingly new reading of Roman love elegy that brilliantly studies the flesh and blood of elegy's men and women. These bodies are not always perfect--as they resist the consummation of inscription, they often appear wounded, repulsive, and macabre. Anyone interested in Latin poetry should read this splendid book. --Ionnis Ziogas, Durham University Moving beyond theorizing about the textualized body in Roman elegy, and taking her cue from feminist 'new materialisms, ' Zimmermann Damer reasserts the presence in elegiac poetry of bodies themselves, with all their abject materiality, genderedness, and sexiness. An impressive study that is a delight to read. --David Wray, University of Chicago ""Elegantly eloquent, informatively thought-provoking, impressively organized and presented . . . an exceptional work of meticulous and dedicated scholarship""--Midwest Book Review" Author InformationErika Zimmermann Damer is an associate professor of classics and of women, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Richmond. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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