Carpe diem : the poetics of presence in Greek and Latin literature

Carpe diem the poetics of presence in Greek and Latin literature

Carpe diem - 'eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die!' - is a prominent motif throughout ancient literature and beyond. This is the first book-length examination of its significance and demonstrates that close analysis can make a key contribution to a question that is central to lite...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rohland, Robert A., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press 2023.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Cambridge classical studies.
Materias:
Horace > Criticism and interpretation.
Classical poetry > History and criticism.
Classical poetry > Themes, motives.
Pleasure in literature.
Time in literature.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009769417206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : In search of present time
  • The archaeology of Carpe diem : Sardanapallus, monuments, epigrams, and false beginnings
  • A moveable feast : wine storage-places as drinkable calendars in Horace
  • Gathering leaves : Horace, choice of words, cyclical time, and the production of presence
  • The pleasure of images : epigrams and objects 100 BC-AD 100
  • As is the generation of leaves, so are the generations of cows, mice, and gigolos ... : excerpe diem!, or, excerpts of "Carpe diem'
  • Epilogue : echoes of Carpe diem.

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