Claudian : poetry and propaganda at the court of Honorius / Alan Cameron
Oxford : Clarendon Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443846
ISBN: 0198143516
Physical description: xvi, 508 p. , plate : 1 ill., geneal. table ; 23 cm. Contents: The poet from Egypt -- From panegyrist to propagandist -- Techniques of the propagandist -- Rufinus -- Gildo -- Eutropius -- The pagan at a Christian court -- Claudian's audience -- Techniques of the poet -- Doctus poeta -- Last days -- Conclusion. Subjects: Claudianus, Claudius Criticism and interpretation. Honorius, Flavius Emperor of Rome 384-423. Laudatory poetry, Latin History and criticism. Propaganda, Roman. Courts and courtiers in literature.
Price: €25.00