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Claudian's In Eutropium - Or, How, When, and Why to Slander a Eunuch (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Claudian's In Eutropium - Or, How, When, and Why to Slander a Eunuch (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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From A.D. 395 to 404, Claudian was the court poet of the Western
Roman Empire, ruled by Honorius. In 399 the eunuch Eutropius, the
grand chamberlain and power behind the Eastern Roman throne of
Honorius's brother Arcadius, became consul. The poem In Eutropium
is Claudian's brilliantly nasty response. In it he vilifies
Eutropius and calls on Honorius's general, Stilicho, to redeem this
disgrace to Roman honor. In this literary and historical study,
Jacqueline Long argues that the poem was, in both intent and
effect, political propaganda: Claudian exploited traditional
prejudices against eunuchs to make Eutropius appear ludicrously
alien to the ideals of Roman greatness. Long sets In Eutropium
within the context of Greek and Roman political vituperation and
satire from the classical to the late antique period. In addition,
she demonstrates that the poem is an invaluable, if biased, source
of historical information about Eutropius's career. Her analysis
draws on modern propaganda theory and on reader response theory,
thereby bringing a fresh perspective to the political implications
of Claudian's work. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press
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