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This volume explores the theme of marginality in the literature and
history of the Neronian and Flavian periods. As a concept of modern
criticism, the term marginality has been applied to the connection
between the uprooted experience of immigrant communities and the
subsequent diasporas these groups formed in their new homes. The
concept also covers individuals or groups who were barred from
access to resources and equal opportunities based on their
deviation from a "normal" or dominant culture or ideology. From a
literary vantage point, we are interested in the voices of
"marginal," or underappreciated authors and critical voices. The
distinction between marginalia and "the" text is often nebulous,
with marginal comments making their way into the paradosis and
being regarded, in modern criticism, as important sources of
information in their own right. The analysis of relevant passages
from various authors including Lucan, Petronius, Persius, Philo of
Alexandria, Pliny the Elder, Silius Italicus, and Statius, as well
as the Moretum of the Appendix Vergiliana is vital for our
understanding of the treatment of marginalized people in various
literary genres in relation to each one’s different purposes.
This is the first volume of essays published on the television
series Troy: Fall of a City (BBC One and Netflix, 2018). Covering a
wide range of engaging topics, such as gender, race and politics,
international scholars in the fields of classics, history and film
studies discuss how the story of Troy has been recreated on screen
to suit the expectations of modern audiences. The series is
commended for the thought-provoking way it handles important issues
arising from the Trojan War narrative that continue to impact our
society today. With discussions centered on epic narrative, cast
and character, as well as tragic resonances, the contributors
tackle gender roles by exploring the innovative ways in which
mythological female figures such as Helen, Aphrodite and the
Amazons are depicted in the series. An examination is also made
into the concept of the hero and how the series challenges
conventional representations of masculinity. We encounter a
significant investigation of race focusing on the controversial
casting of Achilles, Patroclus, Zeus and other series characters
with Black actors. Several essays deal with the moral and ethical
complexities surrounding warfare, power and politics. The
significance of costume and production design are also explored
throughout the volume.
This book offers, in one volume, a modern English translation of
all 17 books of Silius Italicus' Punica. Composed in the first
century CE, this epic tells the story of the Second Punic War
between Rome and Hannibal's Carthage (218-202 BCE). It is not only
a crucial text for students of Flavian literature, but also an
important source for anyone studying early Imperial perspectives on
the Roman Republic. The translation is clear and comprehensible,
while also offering an accurate representation of the Latin text.
Augmented by a scholarly introduction, extensive notes, glossary
and a comprehensive bibliography (included in the introduction),
this volume makes the text accessible and relevant for students and
scholars alike.
The epics of the three Flavian poets-Silius Italicus, Statius, and
Valerius Flaccus-have, in recent times, attracted the attention of
scholars, who have re-evaluated the particular merits of Flavian
poetry as far more than imitation of the traditional norms and
patterns. Drawn from sixty years of scholarship, this edited
collection is the first volume to collate the most influential
modern academic writings on Flavian epic poetry, revised and
updated to provide both scholars and students alike with a broad
yet comprehensive overview of the field. A wide range of topics
receive coverage, and analysis and interpretation of individual
poems are integrated throughout. The plurality of the critical
voices included in the volume presents a much-needed variety of
approaches, which are used to tackle questions of intertextuality,
gender, poetics, and the social and political context of the
period. In doing so, the volume demonstrates that by engaging in a
complex and challenging intertextual dialogue with their literary
predecessors, the innovative epics of the Flavian poets respond to
contemporary needs, expressing overt praise, or covert anxiety,
towards imperial rule and the empire.
This is the first volume of essays published on the television
series Troy: Fall of a City (BBC One and Netflix, 2018). Covering a
wide range of engaging topics, such as gender, race and politics,
international scholars in the fields of classics, history and film
studies discuss how the story of Troy has been recreated on screen
to suit the expectations of modern audiences. The series is
commended for the thought-provoking way it handles important issues
arising from the Trojan War narrative that continue to impact our
society today. With discussions centered on epic narrative, cast
and character, as well as tragic resonances, the contributors
tackle gender roles by exploring the innovative ways in which
mythological female figures such as Helen, Aphrodite and the
Amazons are depicted in the series. An examination is also made
into the concept of the hero and how the series challenges
conventional representations of masculinity. We encounter a
significant investigation of race focusing on the controversial
casting of Achilles, Patroclus, Zeus and other series characters
with Black actors. Several essays deal with the moral and ethical
complexities surrounding warfare, power and politics. The
significance of costume and production design are also explored
throughout the volume.
The figure of Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance
against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend
has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many
different popular media. This new essay collection brings together
a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the four seasons of the
acclaimed and highly successful premium cable television series
'Spartacus' (2010-13), with contributions from experts in the
fields of Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and
Classical Reception. 'STARZ Spartacus' uncovers a fascinating range
of topics and themes within the series such as slavery, society,
politics, spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics, and
fan reception. As the first volume of essays published on the
entirety of the STARZ series, this book is a valuable resource for
both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as
the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first century
audience.The first academic volume looking at various themes of the
premium cable TV series 'Spartacus'Includes original, innovative
research in fields of history, politics, gender, film, fan culture
Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from multiple angles:
history, classics, film studies, reception studies, gender studies,
fandom studies
Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: a collection of
essays dissecting four seasons of STARZ Spartacus The figure of
Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance against oppression
in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired
numerous receptions over the centuries in many different popular
media. This new essay collection brings together a wide range of
scholarly perspectives on the four seasons of the acclaimed and
highly successful premium cable television series STARZ Spartacus
(2010-13), with contributions from experts in the fields of
Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and Classical
Reception. STARZ Spartacus uncovers a fascinating range of topics
and themes within the series such as slavery, society, politics,
spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics, and fan
reception. As the first volume of essays published on the entirety
of the STARZ Spartacus series, this book is a valuable resource for
both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as
the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first century
audience. The first academic volume looking at various themes of
the premium cable TV series Spartacus Includes original, innovative
research in fields of history, politics, gender, film, fan culture
Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from multiple angles:
history, classics, film studies, reception studies, gender studies,
fandom studies
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps represents a momentous event in the
beginning of the Second Punic War (218-202 BCE). The third book of
Silius Italicus' Punica reimagines this courageous feat, retracing
the journey of Hannibal and his army from the temple of
Hercules/Melqart in Gades, across the Pyrenees, the Rhone, and the
Alpine peaks into northern Italy. Significant stages in the journey
are marked by prophecies: the gods reveal to Hannibal in a dream
his future destruction of Italy through a dream with a giant snake;
Jupiter unveils to his daughter Venus the future of the Roman
empire through the Flavians and Domitian himself; the oracle of
Hammon in the African desert prophesies the Roman defeat at Cannae.
The Flavian poet builds his narrative around several key episodes
that programmatically set the tone for the whole poem: separation
from family, a futuristic distinction between African and Iberian
troops in the catalogue, the transgressive nature of Hannibal's
struggle with nature and the divine. The commentary explores each
scene in the context of the poetic, philosophical, and
historiographic background, with reference also to material
culture. The philological and stylistic exegeses aim to reveal the
linguistic complexities which colour this fascinating Flavian
reconstruction of the topos of 'the epic hero's journey'. The Latin
text is presented alongside an English translation and supplemented
with maps and images to support understanding the broad historical
context of Silius' poem.
This is the first collection to look at the most recent
manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together a
range of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic
representations of heroes from the ancient world. Since 2000,
numerous heroes of the ancient world have appeared on film and TV,
from the mythical Hercules to leaders of the Greek and Roman
worlds. Films and shows discussed in this volume range from
Hercules and The Legend of Hercules to TV shows, Atlantis and
Supernatural, to other biopic works influenced by the ancient hero.
This book brings together a range of perspectives on twenty-first
century cinematic representations of heroes and antiheroes from the
ancient world. Key features: Includes a range of TV shows and
films, allowing for greater comparative analysis, examining the
overlooked links between various productions Original, cutting edge
research in the fields of history, politics, gender, film and fan
culture. Covers topics including society, politics, generational
issues, gender, fan reception and star texts Also considers the
creation of antiheroes in the twenty-first century. Contributors
include Alastair Blanshard, Angeline Chiu, Jon Solomon and Emma
Stafford
This is the first dedicated commentary on the eighth and final book
of Valerius Flaccus' Flavian epic Argonautica. It includes the
Latin text, a new English translation, and detailed discussion of a
range of literary, linguistic, and textual issues. It is the final
work of the promising scholar Cristiano Castelletti, edited by
friends and colleagues. The edition benefits from his wide-ranging
knowledge of ancient poetry and provides perceptive insights into
the texture of this important book. It will make the final section
of the poem more easily accessible to an international readership
and addresses questions of the original length of the poem, of
intertextuality, and of poetic practices in late first-century CE
Rome.
This is the first collection to look at the most recent
manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together a
range of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic
representations of heroes from the ancient world. Since 2000,
numerous types of heroes of the ancient world have appeared on film
and TV, from the mythical Hercules in various forms to leaders of
the Greek and Roman worlds. Films and shows to be discussed in this
volume range from Hercules and The Legend of Hercules to TV shows,
Atlantis and Supernatural, to other biopic works influenced by the
ancient hero. This book brings together a range of perspectives on
twenty-first century cinematic representations of heroes and
antiheroes from the ancient world.
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