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This volume examines emotional trauma in the ancient world,
focusing on literary texts from different genres (epic, theatre,
lyric poetry, philosophy, historiography) and archaeological
evidence. The material covered spans geographically from Greece and
Rome to Judaea, with a chronological range from about 8th c. bce to
1st c. ce. The collection is organized according to broad themes to
showcase the wide range of possibilities that trauma theory offers
as a theoretical framework for a new analysis of ancient sources.
It also demonstrates the various ways in which ancient texts
illuminate contemporary problems and debates in trauma studies.
How does the treatment of women's rituals in Latin poetry and prose
reveal Roman ideas of female agency? Powerful female characters
pervade both Greek and Latin literature, even if their presence is
largely dictated by the narratives of men. Feminist approaches to
the study of women in Greek literature have helped illustrate the
importance of their religious and ritual roles in public life-Latin
literature, however, has not been subject to similar scrutiny. In
Brides, Mourners, Bacchae, Vassiliki Panoussi takes up the
challenge, exploring women's place in weddings, funerals, Bacchic
rites, and women-only rituals. Panoussi probes the multifaceted
ways women were able to exercise influence, even power, in ancient
Rome from the days of the late Republic to Flavian times.
Systematically investigating both poetry and prose, Panoussi covers
a wide variety of genres, from lyric poetry (Catullus), epic (Ovid,
Lucan, Valerius, Statius), elegy (Propertius, Ovid), and tragedy
(Seneca) to historiography (Livy) and the novel (Petronius). The
first large-scale analysis of this body of evidence from a feminist
perspective, the book makes a compelling case that female ritual
was an important lens through which Roman authors explored the
problems of women's agency, subjectivity, civic identity, and
self-expression. By focusing on the fruitful intersection of gender
and religion, the book elucidates not only the importance of female
religious experience in Rome but also the complexity of ideological
processes affecting Roman ideas about gender, sexuality, family,
and society. Brides, Mourners, Bacchae will be of value to scholars
of classics and ancient religions, as well as anyone interested in
the study of gender in antiquity or the connection between religion
and ideology.
This volume examines emotional trauma in the ancient world,
focusing on literary texts from different genres (epic, theatre,
lyric poetry, philosophy, historiography) and archaeological
evidence. The material covered spans geographically from Greece and
Rome to Judaea, with a chronological range from about 8th c. bce to
1st c. ce. The collection is organized according to broad themes to
showcase the wide range of possibilities that trauma theory offers
as a theoretical framework for a new analysis of ancient sources.
It also demonstrates the various ways in which ancient texts
illuminate contemporary problems and debates in trauma studies.
This book is a systematic study of the importance of Greek tragedy
as a fundamental 'intertext' for Vergil's Aeneid. Vassiliki
Panoussi argues that the epic's representation of ritual acts,
especially sacrifice, mourning, marriage, and maenadic rites,
mobilizes a connection to tragedy. The tragic-ritual model offers a
fresh look into the political and cultural function of the Aeneid,
expanding our awareness of the poem's scope, particularly in
relation to gender, and presenting new readings of celebrated
episodes, such as Anchises' games, Amata's maenadic rites, Dido's
suicide, and the killing of Turnus. She interprets the Aeneid as a
work that reflects the dynamic nature of Augustan ideology,
contributing to the redefinition of civic discourse and national
identity. In her rich study, readers will find a unique exploration
of the complex relationship between Greek tragedy and Vergil's
Aeneid and a stimulating discussion of problems of gender, power,
and ideology in ancient Rome.
This is the first systematic study of the importance of Greek
tragedy as a fundamental "intertext" for Vergil's Aeneid. Vassiliki
Panoussi argues that the epic's representation of ritual acts,
especially sacrifice, mourning, marriage, and maenadic rites,
mobilizes a connection to tragedy. The tragic-ritual model offers a
fresh look into the political and cultural function of the Aeneid,
expanding our awareness of the poem's scope, particularly in
relation to gender, and presenting new readings of celebrated
episodes, such as Anchises' games, Amata's maenadic rites, Dido's
suicide, and the killing of Turnus. Panoussi offers a new argument
for the epic's ideological function beyond pro- and anti-Augustan
readings. She interprets the Aeneid as a work that reflects the
dynamic nature of Augustan ideology, contributing to the
redefinition of civic discourse and national identity. In her rich
study, readers will find a unique exploration of the complex
relationship between Greek tragedy and Vergil's Aeneid and a
stimulating discussion of problems of gender, power, and ideology
in ancient Rome.
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