Studies in Colluthus' Abduction of Helen
By: by Cosetta Cadau
Series: Mnemosyne supplements: Late Antique Literature -- volume 380
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9789004279506; 9789004289598
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: "This first monograph in English on Colluthus situates this late antique author within his cultural context and offers a new appraisal of his hexameter poem The Abduction of Helen, the end-point of the pagan Greek epic tradition, which was composed in the Christianised Egyptian Thebaid. The book evaluates the poem's connections with long-established and contemporary literary and artistic genres and with Neoplatonic philosophy, and analyzes the poet's re-negotiation of traditional material to suit the expectations of a late fifth-century AD audience. It explores Colluthus' interpretation of the contemporary fascination with visuality, identifies new connections between Colluthus and Claudian, and shows how the author's engagement with the poetry of Nonnus goes much further than previously shown" --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-299) and indexes.