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In the Image of the Ancestors

Narratives of Kinship in Flavian Epic

By: Neil W. Bernstein

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In the Image of the Ancestors

Narratives of Kinship in Flavian Epic

By: Neil W. Bernstein

Neil W. Bernstein argues that four Roman epic poems contain depictions of kinship that are significantly different from earlier epic and examines these representations in the context of the social, political, and aesthetic changes of the early Imperial period.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802098797

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9780802098795

Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

By: Neil W. Bernstein

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Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

By: Neil W. Bernstein

The Major Declamations is a collection of nineteen full-length Latin speeches attributed in antiquity to Quintilian but most likely composed by a group of authors in the second and third centuries CE. Though there has been a recent revival of interest in Greco-Roman declamation, the Major Declamations has generally been neglected. This is the first book devoted exclusively to the Major Declamations and its reception in later European literature. It argues that the fictional scenarios of the Major Declamations enable the conceptual exploration of a variety of ethical and social issues. These include the construction of authority, the verification of claims, the conventions of reciprocity, and the ethics of spectatorship. Chapter 5 presents a study of the reception of the collection by the Renaissance humanist Juan Luis Vives and the eighteenth century scholar Lorenzo Patarol. A brief postscript surveys the use of declamatory exercises in the contemporary university and will inform current work in rhetorical studies.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199964114

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The Complete Works of Claudian

Translated with an Introduction and Notes

By: Neil W. Bernstein

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The Complete Works of Claudian

Translated with an Introduction and Notes

By: Neil W. Bernstein

This volume offers a modern, accurate, and accessible translation of Claudian’s work, published in English for the first time since 1922, and accompanied by detailed notes and a comprehensive glossary. Claudian (active 395–404 CE) was the last of the great classical Latin poets. His best-known work, The Rape of Proserpina, continues to inspire numerous retellings and adaptations. Claudian also wrote poems in praise of rulers, including the emperor Honorius and the regent Flavius Stilicho, which are essential sources for reconstructing politics and society in the late Roman empire. These poems and others are translated here, alongside an introduction offering an overview of Claudian’s career, the wider historical and political context of the period, and the poetic traditions in which Claudian wrote: mythological epic, panegyric, invective, and epithalamium. The translations, with explanatory notes, include: The Rape of Proserpina, Panegyric on Olybrius and Probinus’s Consulship, Panegyrics on Honorius’s Third, Fourth, and Sixth Consulships, Invective Against Rufinus, Fescennines and Epithalamium for Honorius and Maria, The War With Gildo, Panegyric on Manlius Theodorus’s Consulship, Invective Against Eutropius, Stilicho’s Consulship, The Gothic War, and shorter poems. The Complete Works of Claudian is a vital resource for students and scholars working on late antique literature, particularly Claudian’s work, as well as those studying the history and culture of the western Roman Empire in this period. This accessible volume is also suitable for the general reader interested in the works of Claudian and this period more broadly.

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Taylor & Francis

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100082182X

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9781000821826

Silius Italicus: Punica, Book 9

Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

By: Neil W. Bernstein

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Silius Italicus: Punica, Book 9

Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

By: Neil W. Bernstein

Book 9 of Silius Italicus' first-century Latin epic poem Punica begins the narrative of the Battle of Cannae (August 216 BC). This book is an integral part of the epic's three-book movement that narrates one of the largest battles in Roman history. It opens with the dispute between the consuls Paulus and Varro over giving battle, in the face of hostile omens and Hannibal's record of successful combat. On the eve of the battle, the Roman soldier Solymus accidentally kills his father Satricus, thereby presenting an omen of disaster for the Roman army. After Hannibal and Varro encourage their troops, the initial phase of the battle commences. The gods descend to the battlefield, and Mars and Minerva fight the sole full-scale theomachy in Latin epic. Aeolus summons the Vulturnus wind at Juno's request to devastate the Roman ranks. After the gods have departed, Hannibal's elephant troops advance and scatter the Roman forces. The book ends by recapitulating the opening episode: Varro admits his mistake in giving battle and flees the battlefield. This volume is the first full-scale commentary in English devoted exclusively to Punica 9. It features the Latin text with a critical apparatus and a parallel English translation. Detailed commentary notes provide information on literary style, use of language, poetic intertexts, and scholarly interpretation. The Introduction offers further context and background, including sections on Silius Italicus and his era, the historiographic and rhetorical traditions that he adopted, the inter- and intra-textuality of the Cannae episode, and the book's use of diction and metre.

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Oxford University Press

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0192694227

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9780192694225

Silius Italicus' Punica

Rome’s War with Hannibal

By: Antony Augoustakis,Neil W. Bernstein

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Silius Italicus' Punica

Rome’s War with Hannibal

By: Antony Augoustakis,Neil W. Bernstein

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.

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Routledge

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1351967037

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9781351967037

Seneca: Hercules Furens

By: Neil Bernstein

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Seneca: Hercules Furens

By: Neil Bernstein

Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca's play Hercules Furens presents the hero at a moment of triumph turned to tragedy. Hercules returns from his final labor, his journey to the Underworld, and then slaughters his family in an episode of madness. This play exerted great influence on Shakespeare and other Renaissance tragedians, and also inspired contemporary adaptations in film, TV, and comics. Aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, this companion introduces the play's action, historical context and literary tradition, critical reception, adaptation, and performance tradition.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474254934

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9781474254939

Advances in Cosmetic Dermatology, an Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

By: Neil S. Sadick,Nils Krueger

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Advances in Cosmetic Dermatology, an Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

By: Neil S. Sadick,Nils Krueger

As baby boomers continue to age, demand for cosmetic procedures continues to rise. New techniques and products are constantly entering the growing market of cosmetic procedures, particularly lasers and fillers. Advances in the use of lasers, fillers, and botox are allowing dermatologist to better refine and customize treatments based on each patient’s cosmetic needs. This issue of ther Dermatology Clinics covers all of the latest information on cosmetic dermatology, including articles on fillers, lasers and cosmeceuticals.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323263895

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9780323263894

Seneca: Hercules Furens

By: Neil Bernstein

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Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

By: Neil W. Bernstein

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Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

By: Neil W. Bernstein

Rhetorical training was the central component of an elite Roman man's education, and declamations--imaginary courtroom speeches in the character of a fictional or historical individual--were the most advanced exercises in the standard rhetorical curriculum. The Major Declamations is a collection of nineteen full-length Latin speeches attributed in antiquity to Quintilian but most likely composed by a group of authors in the second and third centuries CE. Though there has been a recent revival of interest in Greco-Roman declamation, the Major Declamations has generally been neglected. Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation is the first book devoted exclusively to the Major Declamations and its reception in later European literature. It argues that the fictional scenarios of the Major Declamations enable the conceptual exploration of a variety of ethical and social issues. Chapters explore these cultural matters, covering, in turn, the construction of authority, the verification of claims, the conventions of reciprocity, and the ethics of spectatorship. The book closes with a study of the reception of the collection by the Renaissance humanist Juan Luis Vives and the eighteenth-century scholar Lorenzo Patarol, followed by a brief postscript that deftly surveys the use of declamatory exercises in the contemporary university. This much-needed and engaging study will rescue the Major Declamations from generations of neglect, while critically informing current work in rhetorical studies.

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Oxford University Press

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0199964122

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In the Image of the Ancestors

In the Image of the Ancestors

Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

The Complete Works of Claudian

The Complete Works of Claudian

Silius Italicus: Punica, Book 9

Silius Italicus: Punica, Book 9

Silius Italicus' Punica

Silius Italicus' Punica

Seneca: Hercules Furens

Seneca: Hercules Furens

Advances in Cosmetic Dermatology, an Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

Advances in Cosmetic Dermatology, an Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

Seneca: Hercules Furens

Seneca: Hercules Furens

Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

Ethics, Identity, and Community in Later Roman Declamation

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