The Shadow of Creusa :Negotiating Fictionality in Late Antique Latin Literature ( Beiträge zur Altertumskunde )

Publication subTitle :Negotiating Fictionality in Late Antique Latin Literature

Publication series :Beiträge zur Altertumskunde

Author: Cullhed Anders;Knight Michael  

Publisher: De Gruyter‎

Publication year: 2015

E-ISBN: 9783110310948

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110559248

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9783110310863

Subject: I106.2 Poetry

Keyword: 基督教,文学评论、文学欣赏,世界史,非洲史

Language: ENG

Access to resources Favorite

Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.

Description

Die Beiträge zur Altertumskunde enthalten Monographien, Sammelbände, Editionen, Übersetzungen und Kommentare zu Themen aus den Bereichen Klassische, Mittel- und Neulateinische Philologie, Alte Geschichte, Archäologie, Antike Philosophie sowie Nachwirken der Antike bis in die Neuzeit. Dadurch leistet die Reihe einen umfassenden Beitrag zur Erschließung klassischer Literatur und zur Forschung im gesamten Gebiet der Altertumswissenschaften.

Chapter

The Fictional Contract (Rome)

The Fictional Contract (Rome)

The Cobweb and the Rainbow (Plutarch)

The Cobweb and the Rainbow (Plutarch)

3 Late Antiquity

3 Late Antiquity

Periodization

Periodization

The Issue of Truth

The Issue of Truth

The Shadow of Creusa

The Shadow of Creusa

II Augustine: A Restless Farewell. Renouncing Ficta in Late Antiquity

II Augustine: A Restless Farewell. Renouncing Ficta in Late Antiquity

Preliminary Remarks

Preliminary Remarks

1 At the Window in Ostia

1 At the Window in Ostia

Plotinian/Pauline Raptus

Plotinian/Pauline Raptus

The Speech of the Heart

The Speech of the Heart

Ineffability

Ineffability

2 Recycling the Classics

2 Recycling the Classics

Weeping for Dido

Weeping for Dido

The Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts

The Wounds of Imagination

The Wounds of Imagination

3 The Figures of the Spirit

3 The Figures of the Spirit

The Speech of Creation

The Speech of Creation

The Bible: Tropes and Mysteries

The Bible: Tropes and Mysteries

The Fact of Allegory

The Fact of Allegory

4 In the Heat of the Battle

4 In the Heat of the Battle

Orthodoxy and Heresy

Orthodoxy and Heresy

The Illusions of Culture

The Illusions of Culture

5 “Set me free, O God, from that multitude of speech”

5 “Set me free, O God, from that multitude of speech”

III Oblique Speech: Implementations of Allegory in Late Roman Learned Culture

III Oblique Speech: Implementations of Allegory in Late Roman Learned Culture

Preliminary Remarks

Preliminary Remarks

1 Lactantius: Christian Eloquence

1 Lactantius: Christian Eloquence

Pious infiltration

Pious infiltration

Veiled Figuration

Veiled Figuration

2 Servius: The Grammarian’s Gaze

2 Servius: The Grammarian’s Gaze

Allegorical Sense

Allegorical Sense

Poetic Licence

Poetic Licence

3 Macrobius: Narratio fabulosa

3 Macrobius: Narratio fabulosa

The Saturnalia

The Saturnalia

The Commentary on the Dream of Scipio

The Commentary on the Dream of Scipio

4 Martianus Capella: A Hopeless Mess

4 Martianus Capella: A Hopeless Mess

Fabulous Festivities

Fabulous Festivities

Showy Fiction, Naked Learning

Showy Fiction, Naked Learning

5 Fulgentius: Mythographer and Mythoclast

5 Fulgentius: Mythographer and Mythoclast

A Surprise Visit

A Surprise Visit

The Flirtatious Muse

The Flirtatious Muse

Adorning Greece

Adorning Greece

6 Boethius: The Maieutics of Consolation

6 Boethius: The Maieutics of Consolation

Philosophy Sets the Tone

Philosophy Sets the Tone

The Wings of Imagination

The Wings of Imagination

The Limits of Imagination

The Limits of Imagination

IV Poeta Christianus: From Ficta to Facta in Early Christian Poetry

IV Poeta Christianus: From Ficta to Facta in Early Christian Poetry

Preliminary Remarks

Preliminary Remarks

1 The Foam of Style

1 The Foam of Style

2 Paulinus and Proba: “A Greater Order”

2 Paulinus and Proba: “A Greater Order”

The Lyre of Nola

The Lyre of Nola

The Female Vates

The Female Vates

3 Prudentius: Dreams and Demons

3 Prudentius: Dreams and Demons

4 Biblical Epic Poetry: The Orthodoxy of Paraphrase

4 Biblical Epic Poetry: The Orthodoxy of Paraphrase

Juvencus: The Pioneer

Juvencus: The Pioneer

Sedulius: The Food of Poetry

Sedulius: The Food of Poetry

Avitus: Non-Fiction

Avitus: Non-Fiction

Arator: Documenta

Arator: Documenta

V Epilogue: Ecclesia Triumphans. Fiction and Figuration on the Threshold of the Middle Ages

V Epilogue: Ecclesia Triumphans. Fiction and Figuration on the Threshold of the Middle Ages

Preliminary Remarks

Preliminary Remarks

1 The Old Dreams

1 The Old Dreams

2 The New Library

2 The New Library

3 The Glory of the Mirror

3 The Glory of the Mirror

Appendix: Original Quotations

Appendix: Original Quotations

Bibliography

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Secondary Sources

Secondary Sources

Index

Index

The users who browse this book also browse