Although Greek and Latin poetry from late antiquity each poses similar questions and problems, a real dialogue between scholars on both sides is even now conspicuously absent. A lack of evidence impedes discussion of whether there was direct interaction between the two language traditions. This volume, however, starts from the premise that direct interaction should never be a prerequisite for a meaningful comparative and contextualising analysis of both late antique poetic traditions. A team of leading and emerging scholars sheds new light on literary developments that can be or have been regarded as typical of the period and on the poetic and aesthetic ideals that affected individual works, which are both classicizing and 'un-classical' in similar and diverging ways. This innovative exploration of the possibilities created by a bilingual focus should stimulate further explorations in future research.

Promotes a bilingual (Latin/Greek) focus to shed new light on the poetics and aesthetics of late antique poetry.

About the Author
BERENICE VERHELST is Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. She is the author of Direct Speech in Nonnus' Dionysiaca (2017) and the editor of the fourth Nonnus in Context volume (2022). TINE SCHEIJNEN is a Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Literary Studies (Greek section) at the Universiteit Gent. She is the author of Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica: A Study in Heroic Characterization and Heroism (2018).


Book Information
ISBN 9781316516058
Author Berenice Verhelst
Format Hardback
Page Count 300
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 600g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 20mm