{"product_id":"roman-readings","title":"Roman Readings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents closely connected articles by Elaine Fantham, which deal with Roman responses to Greek literature on three major subjects: the history and criticism of Latin poetry and rhetoric, women in Roman life and dramatic poetry and the poetic representation of children in relation to their mothers and teachers. The volume opens with papers on Roman comedy: \u003cem\u003eMenaechmi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrinummus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHautontimorumenos\u003c\/em\u003e, papers on women of the demimonde in \u003cem\u003eTruculentus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEunuchus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCistellaria\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePoenulus\u003c\/em\u003e. The second part deals with rhetoric, including the subject of imitation as a stylistic feature, the study of performance comparing oratory and comedy and of declamation. Papers on Ovid's \u003cem\u003eFasti \u003c\/em\u003einclude a study of failed rape-scenes and papers concerned with women's cults. The last part (Senecan tragedy, Lucan, Statius) focuses on Lucan's Civil War and his treatment of Caesar as well as Statius' \u003cem\u003eThebaid \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAchilleid\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57335190946136,"sku":"9783110229332","price":250.48,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783110229332.jpg?v=1780040747","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/roman-readings","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}