Writing exile : the discourse of displacement in Greco-Roman antiquity and beyond / edited by Jan Felix Gaertner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gaertner, Jan Felix, 1976-

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 283.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava ; v. 83 [i.e. 283]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical literature--History and criticism.

Classical literature.

Exiles' writings--History and criticism.

Exiles' writings.

Exile (Punishment) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exile and displacement are central topics in classical literature. Previous research has been mostly biographical and has focused on the three most prominent exiles: Cicero, Ovid, and Seneca. By shifting focus to a discourse of exile and displacement in early Greek poetry, Greek historiography, Cynicism, consolatory literature, Latin epic, Greek literature of the empire, and Medieval Latin literature, the present volume questions the notion of a distinct, psychologically conditioned ‘genre’ or ‘mode’ of exile literature. It shows how ancient and medieval authors perceive and present their exile according to pre-existent literary paradigms, style themselves or others as ‘typical’ exiles, and employ ‘exile’ as a powerful trope to express estrangement, elicit readerly sympathy, and question political power structures.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. F. Gaertner

Chapter 1. The Discourse Of Displacement In Greco-Roman Antiquity / Jan Felix Gaertner

Chapter 2. Early Expatriates: Displacement And Exile In Archaic Poetry / Ewen L. Bowie

Chapter 3. Exile: The Making Of The Greek Historian / John Dillery

Chapter 4. Exile On Main Street: Citizen Diogenes / Robert Bracht Branham

Chapter 5. Later Greek Voices On The Predicament Of Exile: From Teles To Plutarch And Favorinus By Heinz-Günther Nesselrath / J. F. Gaertner

Chapter 6. Cicero’S Roman Exile / Sarah T. Cohen

Chapter 7. Exile In Latin Epic / Stephen J. Harrison

Chapter 8. Ovid And The ‘Poetics Of Exile’: How Exilic Is Ovid’S Exile Poetry / Jan Felix Gaertner

Chapter 9. Dialogues Of Displacement: Seneca’S Consolations To Helvia And Polybius / Elaine Fantham

Chapter 10. Dio’S Exile: Politics, Philosophy, Literature / Paolo Desideri

Chapter 11. Ovid And The Medieval Exilic Imaginary / Ralph J. Hexter

Bibliography / J. F. Gaertner

General Index / J. F. Gaertner

Index Of Greek / J. F. Gaertner

Index Of Latin / J. F. Gaertner

Index Locorum / J. F. Gaertner.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-45801-5

9786611458010

90-474-1894-8

90-474-2543-X

OCLC:

614557594

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004155152.i-298 DOI