Acting the exegete : homeric quotation and interpretation in imperial literary symposia
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This doctoral dissertation analyzes the surprisingly common presence of Homer in imperial literary symposia, i.e. fictionalized dinner conversations in the early Roman Empire, where characters often cite the already ancient poetry. Unlike past studies of text reuse at these dinner parties, this dissertation takes the setting seriously and treats these quotations from the standpoint of performance. Through the societally approved use of Homer the elite justifies its privileged position and establishes a hierarchy within itself, and these texts either accept this ideology or reject it through parody. Such an approach not only explains the role of Homer at table, but also why learning how to present and interpret poetry is a vital skill cross-culturally.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Driscoll, David Franklin |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Classics. |
| Primary advisor | Martin, Richard P |
| Thesis advisor | Martin, Richard P |
| Thesis advisor | Bowie, Ewen |
| Thesis advisor | Peponi, Anastasia-Erasmia |
| Advisor | Bowie, Ewen |
| Advisor | Peponi, Anastasia-Erasmia |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | David Franklin Driscoll. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Classics. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2016. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2016 by David Franklin Driscoll
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