Writing, Performance, and Authority in Augustan Rome 1st Edition 9780199545674
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- Publisher : Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 20, 2009)
- Language : English
- Binding : Hardcover
- Hardcover : 448 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0199545677
- ISBN-13 : 9780199545674
- Weight : 1.58 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.21 x 6.14 x 1 inches
9780199545674 / Writing, Performance, and Authority in Augustan Rome 1st Edition
by Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 20, 2009) (Author) In Writing, Performance, and Authority in Augustan Rome Michele Lowrie examines how the Romans conceived of their poetic media. Song has links to the divine through prophecy, while writing offers a more quotisian, but also more realistic way of presenting what a poet does. In a culture of highly polished book production where recitation was the fashion, to claim to sing or to write was one means of self-definition. Lowrie assesses the stakes of poetic claims to one medium or another. Generic definition is an important factor. Epic and lyric have traditional associations with song, while the literacy epistle is obviously written. But issuess of poetic interpretability and power matter even more. The choice of medium contributes to the debate about the relative potency of rival discourses, specifically poetry, politics, and the law. Writing could offer an escape from the social and political demands of the moment by shifting the focus toward the readership of posterity.
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| Weight | 1.58 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 9.21 × 6.14 × 1 in |
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