| Imagery of Colour and Shining in Catullus, Propertius, and Horace Contributor(s): Garrison, Daniel H. (Editor), Clarke, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820456721 ISBN-13: 9780820456720 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $117.56 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Foreign Language Study | Latin |
| Dewey: 871.010 |
| LCCN: 2002030101 |
| Series: Lang Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years there has been growing interest in the concepts of pictorial vividness ( enargeia ) and pictorial description ( ekphrasis ) in the works of ancient writers. Colour imagery can play a significant part in such pictorial effects. This book explores the visual and stylistic contributions that words for colour and shining make to the poetry of Catullus, Propertius, and Horace. First, the instances of colour usage by the three poets are analyzed and compared with the colour imagery of other ancient poets and artists. Colour readings of selected poems follow, illustrating how colours are employed by these poets to heighten the visual impact of their poems and influence the reader's emotional responses. This book fills a gap in the scholarship on colour in ancient poetry and provides fresh perspectives on the work of three important poets. |
