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Ajax: A Roman Myth: Readings and Resonances of Telamonian Ajax in Latin Literature

Ajax: A Roman Myth: Readings and Resonances of Telamonian Ajax in Latin Literature

Speriani, Silvia

Hardcover

Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

Literary CriticismAncient History General

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 14, 2027

ISBN10: 3112244184
ISBN13: 9783112244180
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: Dec 14 2027
Pages: 300
Language: English

This volume enhances our understanding of the many readings the figure of Telamonian Ajax underwent in its passage through Roman culture.

While a few occurrences have already received critical attention, this study provides a thorough examination of the various forms Ajax took in Latin literature, from the early Republic to the early Empire. Indeed, single instances only reveal their fully synchronic and diachronic significance when placed in the complex array of the Roman Ajax(es). Furthermore, tracing the explicit and implicit resonances of Ajax's myth sheds light on strategies of inter-cultural appropriation (Greece-Rome) and intra-cultural evolution (within the Roman world), for the varied Ajax-resonances mirror the redefinitions of identity that 'Rome' itself underwent throughout its history.

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