Opis: Symposium Of Praise - Timothy Johnson, T Johnson

Ten years after publishing his first collection of lyric poetry, "Odes I-III," Horace (65 B.C.-8 B.C.) returned to lyric and published another book of fifteen odes, "Odes IV." These later lyrics, which praise Augustus, the imperial family, and other political insiders, have often been treated more as propaganda than art. But in "A Symposion of Praise," Timothy Johnson examines the richly textured ambiguities of "Odes IV" that engage the audience in the communal or "sympotic" formulation of Horace's praise. Surpassing propaganda, "Odes IV" reflects the finely nuanced and imaginative poetry of Callimachus rather than the traditions of Aristotelian and Ciceronian rhetoric, which advise that praise should present commonly admitted virtues and vices. In this way, Johnson demonstrates that Horace's application of competing perspectives establishes him as Pindar's rival.
Johnson shows the Horatian panegyrist is more than a dependent poet representing only the desires of his patrons. The poet forges the panegyric agenda, setting out the character of the praise (its mode, lyric, and content both positive and negative), and calls together a community to join in the creation and adaptation of Roman identities and civic ideologies. With this insightful reading, "A Symposion of Praise" will be of interest to historians of the Augustan period and its literature, and to scholars interested in the dynamics between personal expression and political power. "The reading of these odes as inviting a 'communal' response is well-sustained and of interest; the discussions of each individual poem are thoughtful and carefully integrated with each other,... very readable." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review "A wonderfully complex and nuanced picture of Horace's poetry." - Patricia A. Rosenmeyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Achieves a striking new theoretical conceptualization of traditional issues and is imbued with a sense of subtlety and humor appropriately Horatian in spirit." - Eleanor Leach, Indiana University"

Szczegóły: Symposium Of Praise - Timothy Johnson, T Johnson

Tytuł: Symposium Of Praise
Autor: Timothy Johnson, T Johnson
Producent: University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299207441
Rok produkcji: 2007
Ilość stron: 344
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.47 kg

Recenzje: Symposium Of Praise - Timothy Johnson, T Johnson