Greek and Latin Poetry of Late Antiquity: Form, Tradition, and Context

This volume explores the literary developments of late antiquity in Greek and Latin poetry, despite a lack of evidence of direct interaction between the two language traditions. It highlights the classicizing and un-classical aspects of both traditions and encourages further research.

Format: Hardback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Even now, it is strikingly evident that there is a notable absence of a genuine and meaningful exchange of ideas between scholars from both the Greek and Latin poetic traditions of late antiquity. The lack of concrete evidence hinders a thorough exploration of whether there was a direct interaction between these two language traditions. However, this volume takes a different approach by asserting that direct interaction should never be a prerequisite for conducting a meaningful comparative and contextual analysis of both late antique poetic traditions. A team of esteemed and emerging scholars has contributed their expertise to this volume, shedding new light on literary developments that can be considered characteristic of the period and the poetic and aesthetic ideals that influenced individual works. These works exhibit both classicizing and un-classical elements in similar and distinct ways. This groundbreaking exploration of the potential offered by a bilingual perspective is intended to ignite further explorations in future research endeavors.

Weight: 593g
ISBN-13: 9781316516058