Poetry for patrons
Subtitle: literary communication in the age of Domitian
By: by Ruurd R. Nauta.
Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava.; 206
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
Subjects: Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96 -- Art patronage; Statius, P. Papinius; Martial; Latin poetry -- History and criticism; Authors and patrons -- Rome; Literary patrons -- Rome; Rome -- History -- Domitian, 81-96 -- Historiography; Rome -- In literature
Notes: Includes bibliogaphical references (p. [445]-469) and index.
Enlargement of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Leiden, 1995.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART ONE; title: NON-IMPERIAL PATRONAGE AND MARTIAL'S EPIGRAMS; title: Chapter One: Patronage in Martial's Epigrams37; title: Preliminary: "You" and "I" in Martial39; title: Asymmetry58; title: Duration74; title: Reciprocity78; title: Initiative 87; title: Chapter Two: Modes of Reception of Martial's Epigrams91; title: Oral Presentation93; title: Presentation in Writing105; title: Dedication and Publication120; title: Modes of Reception of the Published Books131; title: Chapter Three: Functions of Martial's Epigrams142; title: Patterns of Exchange148; title: Panegyric and Carivalisation 166; title: PART TWO; title: NON-IMPERIAL PATRONAGE AND STATIUS' SILVAE; title: Chapter Four: Patronage in Statius' Silvae 193; title: Preliminary: Statius' Background and Career 195; title: Asymmetry 204; title: Duration 235; title: Reciprocity 240; title: Initiative 244; title: Chapter Five: Modes of Reception of Statius' Silvae249; title: Oral Presentation256; title: Presentation in Writing 277; title: Dedication and Publication 280; title: Chapter Six: Functions of Statius' Silvae291; title: Apology and Advertisement 295; title: Praise of Quiet . 308; title: PART THREE; title: IMPERIAL PATRONAGE; title: Chapter Seven: The Emperor as Patron327; title: Community Patronage328; title: Personal Patronage335; title: Brokerage341; title: Initiative 349; title: Chapter Eight: Modes of Reception of Poetry for the Emperor 356; title: Oral Presentation356; title: Presentation in Writing 365; title: Dedication and Publication 374; title: Chapter Nine: Functions of Poetry for the Emperor 379; title: Interpreting Evergetism387; title: Subversion or Support?412; title: Appendix: The Dating of the Epigrams and the Silvae441; title: Bibliography445; title: Index of Passages 470; title: General Index 480.