The Dynamics of Paratextuality in Late Antique Literature : Stumbling Texts / edited by Christian Guerra, Markus Kersten, and Ann-Kathrin Stähle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guerra, Christian, editor.

Kersten, Markus, editor.

Stähle, Ann-Kathrin, editor.

Series:

sera tela: Studies in Late Antique Literature and Its Reception.

sera tela: Studies in Late Antique Literature and Its Reception

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical poetry--History and criticism.

Classical poetry.

Essays.

Criticism.

Paratext.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Through an examination of paratextuality in late antique literature, this collection of essays reconsiders the importance of the written material that appears in the margins of ancient poetic texts. Paratexts such as headings, prefaces, letters et al. have largely been skimmed over or completely disregarded in favour of the main ancient work. However, there is now a new wave of scholarship that takes into consideration the reading of books in line with the different 'margins', or 'frames', and the structures (de-)constructed by them. A salient feature of late antique poetry is the presence of the paratextual. For example, the prefaces of Ausonius, Claudian, Avianus, Sidonius Apollinaris, and Venantius Fortunatus are studied in their own right by the contributors, who present new understandings and interpretations of the aims of these late antique writers. In keeping with its subject matter, this volume presents a multitude of approaches intended not only to look at, but rather to read and take seriously the paratextual material. The result is a reframing of our appreciation of the marginal matter, which has up until this point been overlooked.

Contents:

List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations A Paratext Introduction. Stumbling at the Entrance: Late Antique Paratexts between Discursive Enrichment and Interpretive Challenge (Markus Kersten, University of Basel, Switzerland) The Framework of a Tradition: Paratexts from Ausonius to Sidonius Chapter 1. Everyone's a Critic: Ausonius on His Coterie and Its Etiquette (Brian Sowers, Brooklyn College, USA) Chapter 2. Ausonius' Commentary on His Own Work (Etienne Wolff, Paris Nanterre University, France) Chapter 3. Legere or tegere? Reflections on a 'Key Question' for the Late Antique Author and his Readers (Luciana Furbetta, University of Trieste, Italy) Chapter 4. Poetics of Conclusion in Sidonius' Letters (Books 7-9, Epist. 9. 12-16) (Annick Stoehr-Monjou, Clermont-Ferrand University, France) Core Issues: Repetition, Revision and Collection Chapter 5. Revising Rewriting: Eudocia, the Cento, and Distributed Authorship (Scott McGill, Rice University, USA) Chapter 6. Quoting Quotations: Multi-layer Intertextuality in Late Antique Poetry (Claudia Schindler, University of Hamburg, Germany) Chapter 7. The Disparaging Assessments, Topical Modesty, and 'Awkward' Intertextuality of the Fables of Avianus (Christopher Poms, Graz University, Austria) Chapter 8. Claudian's carmina minora: A Collection of Short Pieces by a Stumbling Poet? (Adrien Bresson, University of Lyon, France) The Tradition of Framework: Paratexts in Venantius Fortunatus and Beyond Chapter 9. Venantius Fortunatus's vecors otium in His Letter to Bishop Syagrius (Enno Friedrich, Graz University, Austria) Chapter 10. De modicis minimus: Venantius Fortunatus and the Value of His Life of Saint Martin (Elena Castelnuovo, University of Milan, Italy) Chapter 11. The Politics of Rusticitas in Late Antique Hagiography (Raphael Schwitter, University of Zurich, Switzerland) Chapter 12. The Legacy of Late Antique Paratexts in Early Modern Literature (Christian Guerra, University of Basel, Switzerland) Notes Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781350434905

1350434906

9781350434875

1350434876

9781350434899

1350434892

OCLC:

1458763189