Imagery of Colour and Shining in Catullus, Propertius, and Horace

Jacqueline Clarke

ISBN 10: 0820456721 / ISBN 13: 9780820456720

Edité par Peter Lang Mrz 2003, 2003

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In recent years there has been growing interest in the concepts of pictorial vividness ('enargeia') and pictorial description ('ekphrasis') in the works of ancient writers. Colour imagery can play a significant part in such pictorial effects. This book explores the visual and stylistic contributions that words for colour and shining make to the poetry of Catullus, Propertius, and Horace. First, the instances of colour usage by the three poets are analyzed and compared with the colour imagery of other ancient poets and artists. 'Colour readings' of selected poems follow, illustrating how colours are employed by these poets to heighten the visual impact of their poems and influence the reader's emotional responses. This book fills a gap in the scholarship on colour in ancient poetry and provides fresh perspectives on the work of three important poets. 354 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Imagery of Colour and Shining in Catullus, Propertius, and Horace
• Éditeur: Peter Lang Mrz 2003
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0820456721
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780820456720
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 236 L x 165 H x 24 P (en millimètres) 236 millimètres de largeur par 165 millimètres de hauteur par 24 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 703 grammes

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Synopsis

In recent years there has been growing interest in the concepts of pictorial vividness («enargeia») and pictorial description («ekphrasis») in the works of ancient writers. Colour imagery can play a significant part in such pictorial effects. This book explores the visual and stylistic contributions that words for colour and shining make to the poetry of Catullus, Propertius, and Horace. First, the instances of colour usage by the three poets are analyzed and compared with the colour imagery of other ancient poets and artists. «Colour readings» of selected poems follow, illustrating how colours are employed by these poets to heighten the visual impact of their poems and influence the reader's emotional responses. This book fills a gap in the scholarship on colour in ancient poetry and provides fresh perspectives on the work of three important poets.

À propos de l?auteur

The Author: Jacqueline Clarke is Lecturer in Classics at the Centre for European Studies and General Linguistics at Adelaide University, Australia. She received her B.A. (Hons) from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 1987 and her Ph.D. in classics from Adelaide University in 1999.