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The Elegiac Passion: Jealousy in Roman Love Elegy (Emotions of the Past)

Ruth Rothaus Caston

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Description:The passions were a topic of widespread interest in antiquity, as has been shown by the recent research in the emotions in Greek & Roman literature. Until now, however, there has been very little focus on love elegy or its relation to contemporary philosophical positions. Yet Roman love elegy depends crucially upon the passions: without love, anger, jealousy, pity & fear, elegy could not exist at all. The Elegiac Passion provides the 1st investigation of the ancient representation of jealousy in its Roman context, as well as its significance for Roman love elegy itself. The poems of Propertius, Tibullus & Ovid are built upon the presumed existence of a love triangle involving poet, mistress & rival: the very structure of elegy thus creates an ideal scenario for the arousal of jealousy. This study begins by examining the differences between the elegiac treatment of love & that of philosophy, Stoic & Epicurean. Caston uses the main chapters to address the depiction of jealousy in the love relationship & explores in detail the role of the senses, the role of readers--both those internal & external to the poems--, & the use of violence as a response to jealousy. Elegy provides a multifaceted perspective on jealousy that gives details & nuances of the experience of jealousy not found elsewhere in ancient literature. She argues that jealousy turns centrally on the question of fides. The fear of broken obligations & the consequent lack of trust are relevant not only to the love affair that forms the subject of these poems but to many other relationships represented in elegy as well. Overall, she demonstrates that jealousy isn't merely the subject matter of elegy: it creates & structures elegy's various generic features. Jealousy thus provides a much more satisfying explanation for the specific character of Roman elegy than the various theories about its origins that have typically been put forward.Rival authorities: elegy & philosophy on loveThe nature of jealousy The triggers of jealousy: suspicions & evidenceResponses to jealousy: violence & restraint The lover as poet: trust & distrust of poets What jealousy is about: threats to fidesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Elegiac Passion: Jealousy in Roman Love Elegy (Emotions of the Past). To get started finding The Elegiac Passion: Jealousy in Roman Love Elegy (Emotions of the Past), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 188

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Publisher: Oxford University Press (NYC)

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ISBN: 0199925909

Description: The passions were a topic of widespread interest in antiquity, as has been shown by the recent research in the emotions in Greek & Roman literature. Until now, however, there has been very little focus on love elegy or its relation to contemporary philosophical positions. Yet Roman love elegy depends crucially upon the passions: without love, anger, jealousy, pity & fear, elegy could not exist at all. The Elegiac Passion provides the 1st investigation of the ancient representation of jealousy in its Roman context, as well as its significance for Roman love elegy itself. The poems of Propertius, Tibullus & Ovid are built upon the presumed existence of a love triangle involving poet, mistress & rival: the very structure of elegy thus creates an ideal scenario for the arousal of jealousy. This study begins by examining the differences between the elegiac treatment of love & that of philosophy, Stoic & Epicurean. Caston uses the main chapters to address the depiction of jealousy in the love relationship & explores in detail the role of the senses, the role of readers--both those internal & external to the poems--, & the use of violence as a response to jealousy. Elegy provides a multifaceted perspective on jealousy that gives details & nuances of the experience of jealousy not found elsewhere in ancient literature. She argues that jealousy turns centrally on the question of fides. The fear of broken obligations & the consequent lack of trust are relevant not only to the love affair that forms the subject of these poems but to many other relationships represented in elegy as well. Overall, she demonstrates that jealousy isn't merely the subject matter of elegy: it creates & structures elegy's various generic features. Jealousy thus provides a much more satisfying explanation for the specific character of Roman elegy than the various theories about its origins that have typically been put forward.Rival authorities: elegy & philosophy on loveThe nature of jealousy The triggers of jealousy: suspicions & evidenceResponses to jealousy: violence & restraint The lover as poet: trust & distrust of poets What jealousy is about: threats to fidesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Elegiac Passion: Jealousy in Roman Love Elegy (Emotions of the Past). To get started finding The Elegiac Passion: Jealousy in Roman Love Elegy (Emotions of the Past), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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