Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic
In the light of recent scholarly work on tragic patterns and allusions in Flavian epic, the publication of a volume exclusively dedicated to the relationship between Flavian epic and tragedy is timely. The volume, concentrating on the poetic works of Silius Italicus, Statius and Valerius Flaccus, consists of eight original contributions, two by the editors themselves and a further six by experts on Flavian epic. The volume is preceded by an introduction by the editors and it concludes with an ‘Afterword’ by Carole E. Newlands.
Among key themes analysed are narrative patterns, strategies or type-scenes that appear to derive from tragedy, the Aristotelian notions of hamartia and anagnorisis, human and divine causation, the ‘transfer’ of individual characters from tragedy to epic, as well as instances of tragic language and imagery.
The volume at hand showcases an array of methodological approaches to the question of the presence of tragic elements in epic. Hence, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the area of Classics or Literary Studies focusing on such intergeneric and intertextual connections; it will be also of interest to scholars working on Flavian epic or on the ancient reception of Greek and Roman tragedy.
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Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic
In the light of recent scholarly work on tragic patterns and allusions in Flavian epic, the publication of a volume exclusively dedicated to the relationship between Flavian epic and tragedy is timely. The volume, concentrating on the poetic works of Silius Italicus, Statius and Valerius Flaccus, consists of eight original contributions, two by the editors themselves and a further six by experts on Flavian epic. The volume is preceded by an introduction by the editors and it concludes with an ‘Afterword’ by Carole E. Newlands.
Among key themes analysed are narrative patterns, strategies or type-scenes that appear to derive from tragedy, the Aristotelian notions of hamartia and anagnorisis, human and divine causation, the ‘transfer’ of individual characters from tragedy to epic, as well as instances of tragic language and imagery.
The volume at hand showcases an array of methodological approaches to the question of the presence of tragic elements in epic. Hence, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the area of Classics or Literary Studies focusing on such intergeneric and intertextual connections; it will be also of interest to scholars working on Flavian epic or on the ancient reception of Greek and Roman tragedy.
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In the light of recent scholarly work on tragic patterns and allusions in Flavian epic, the publication of a volume exclusively dedicated to the relationship between Flavian epic and tragedy is timely. The volume, concentrating on the poetic works of Silius Italicus, Statius and Valerius Flaccus, consists of eight original contributions, two by the editors themselves and a further six by experts on Flavian epic. The volume is preceded by an introduction by the editors and it concludes with an ‘Afterword’ by Carole E. Newlands.
Among key themes analysed are narrative patterns, strategies or type-scenes that appear to derive from tragedy, the Aristotelian notions of hamartia and anagnorisis, human and divine causation, the ‘transfer’ of individual characters from tragedy to epic, as well as instances of tragic language and imagery.
The volume at hand showcases an array of methodological approaches to the question of the presence of tragic elements in epic. Hence, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the area of Classics or Literary Studies focusing on such intergeneric and intertextual connections; it will be also of interest to scholars working on Flavian epic or on the ancient reception of Greek and Roman tragedy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110709520
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 01/18/2021
Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes , #103
Pages: 217
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Sophia Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Agis Marinis, University of Patras, Greece.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction Sophia Papaioannou Agis Marinis 1

Republican Roman Tragedy in Flavian Epic Antony Augoustakis 13

Silius' Punica and the Traditions of Greek and Roman Tragedy Neil W. Bernstein 25

Knowing Me, Knowing You: Epic Anagnorisis and the Recognition of Tragedy Robert Cowan 43

Apollonius' 'Further Voices': Cameo Appearances of Greek Tragedy in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica Sophia Papaloannou 65

'Herculean Tragedy' in Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica Gesine Manuwald 91

Finding the Tragic in the Epics of Statius Ruth Parkes 107

Senecan Heroes and Tyrants in Statius, Thebaid 2 Kyle Gervais 129

Eteocles and Polynices in Statius' Thebaid: Revisiting Tragic Causality Agis Marinis 149

Afterword Carole Newlands 171

Bibliography 177

List of Contributors 195

Index Rerum et Nominum 197

Index Auctorum Antiquorum et Locorum 199

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