Michael P Hanaghan
Biographic Data
| ID | 2039462 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael P Hanaghan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael P |
| FAMILY NAME | Hanaghan |
| SIGNATURE | HANAGHAN M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5055-703X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intertextuality in Pliny's Epistles
Pliny's Epistles are full of literary artistry. This volume of essays by an impressive international team of scholars showcases this by exploring the intertextual, interdiscursive and also intermedial character of the collection. It provides a contribution to the recent scholarly interest in Latin prose intertextuality and in the literary and cultural interactions of the Imperial period. Focusing on the whole collection as well as on single books…
Pliny’s Seneca and the Intertextuality of Grief
This chapter analyses how Pliny absorbs the consolatory philosophy of Seneca. It focuses on his intertextual use of two of Seneca’s epistles (98 and 99) that treat death, arguing that Ep . 98 looms behind Corellius Rufus’ decision to die (1.12), and that Regulus’ display of grief following the death of his son (4.2) echoes Seneca’s condemnation of improper mourning practice in Ep . 99. The allusions reveal Pliny’s opportunistic engagement with Se…
Ammianus Marcellinus From Soldier to Author
Ammianus Marcellinus composed a history of the Roman empire from 96 AD to 378 AD, focusing on the mid-fourth century during which he served in the army. His experience as a soldier during this period provides crucial realia of warfare, while his knowledge of literature, especially the genre of historiography, enabled him to imbue his narrative with literary flair. This book explores the tension between Ammianus’ roles as soldier and author, exami…
Rufinus and the Reimagination of Pliny’s Correspondence with Trajan (HE 3.33)
Rufinus’ account of Pliny the Younger’s correspondence with Trajan regarding the treatment of Christians ( Ep . 10.96–7) differs from Eusebius’ in three important ways: linking persecution to internal divisions within the Church; accentuating Pliny’s compassion for the Christian dead; and removing his skepticism regarding the Christian worship of a divine Christ. This article analyses these changes in light of Rufinus’ early fifth century context…
Constantius heros (ILCV 66) – An elegiac testimony on the decline of the Late Roman West
Rufinus' Bloody Pagan Tyrants
This article analyses how Rufinus alters and then extends Eusebius' church history to draw a narrative continuum of pagan idolatry, tyranny and blood sacrifice across the fourth century. It begins with a taxonomy that illustrates the various ways that Rufinus' text differs from Eusebius' and then analyses how Rufinus enhances the levels of cruelty and bloody carnage in his Eusebian source, especially with regards to the tyrannical behaviour of th…
Reading Sidonius' Epistles
Ammianus Marcellinus’ Future Signs
Predicting the future is contentious. In the fourth century competing claimants tried to define who could consult the signs and interpret them. Ammianus’ use of future signs in his history, especially in the Julianic books, responds to this contemporary debate. His Julian interprets them correctly in his struggles with Constantius II but then fails to do so during his disastrous Persian campaign. Future signs continue to feature in the narrative …
Pliny's Epistolary Directions
Pliny's Epistolary Directions Michael Hanaghan Epistolary authors envision a reader at the very beginning of the act of composition. Epistles are sent to somebody, addressed to an individual or series of individuals that constitute the public addressee (the pubic reader). When epistles are collected, arranged, and circulated, another act of reading is envisaged by the author and thus another reader (the implied reader). As long as the epistolary …
Micro Allusions to Pliny and Virgil in Sidonius’s Programmatic Epistles
Latent Criticism of Anthemius and Ricimer in Sidonius Apollinaris’ Epistvlae 1.5
In late c.e. 467 Sidonius Apollinaris journeyed from Lyon to Rome. An account of his journey appears in Epist . 1.5. Sidonius made his way to the city by boat and imperial post horses, arriving during the nuptial celebrations of the Emperor Anthemius’ daughter Alypia and the barbarian potentate Ricimer. The wedding linked Ricimer, who had held significant political power in the interregnum after the death of Libius Severus (461–465), to the new e…
Avitus’ Characterisation in Sidonius’ Carm. 7
In July 455 ad the Roman general Eparchius Avitus was proclaimed Emperor by his soldiers in Arles. Avitus’ son-in-law, Sidonius Apollinaris, delivered a panegyric to mark the new emperor’s first consulship. In this poem Avitus controls his ira to repel the barbarians and counter their fear inducing behaviour. Avitus’ manipulation of the barbarians relies on auctoritas rather than eloquence. Sidonius styles Avitus as an impressive military and pol…
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Avitus’ Characterisation in Sidonius’ Carm. 7
In July 455 ad the Roman general Eparchius Avitus was proclaimed Emperor by his soldiers in Arles. Avitus’ son-in-law, Sidonius Apollinaris, delivered a panegyric to mark the new emperor’s first consulship. In this poem Avitus controls his ira to repel the barbarians and counter their fear inducing behaviour. Avitus’ manipulation of the barbarians relies on auctoritas rather than eloquence. Sidonius styles Avitus as an impressive military and pol…
Micro Allusions to Pliny and Virgil in Sidonius’s Programmatic Epistles
Latent Criticism of Anthemius and Ricimer in Sidonius Apollinaris’ Epistvlae 1.5
In late c.e. 467 Sidonius Apollinaris journeyed from Lyon to Rome. An account of his journey appears in Epist . 1.5. Sidonius made his way to the city by boat and imperial post horses, arriving during the nuptial celebrations of the Emperor Anthemius’ daughter Alypia and the barbarian potentate Ricimer. The wedding linked Ricimer, who had held significant political power in the interregnum after the death of Libius Severus (461–465), to the new e…
Pliny's Epistolary Directions
Pliny's Epistolary Directions Michael Hanaghan Epistolary authors envision a reader at the very beginning of the act of composition. Epistles are sent to somebody, addressed to an individual or series of individuals that constitute the public addressee (the pubic reader). When epistles are collected, arranged, and circulated, another act of reading is envisaged by the author and thus another reader (the implied reader). As long as the epistolary …
Reading Sidonius' Epistles
Ammianus Marcellinus’ Future Signs
Predicting the future is contentious. In the fourth century competing claimants tried to define who could consult the signs and interpret them. Ammianus’ use of future signs in his history, especially in the Julianic books, responds to this contemporary debate. His Julian interprets them correctly in his struggles with Constantius II but then fails to do so during his disastrous Persian campaign. Future signs continue to feature in the narrative …
Rufinus' Bloody Pagan Tyrants
This article analyses how Rufinus alters and then extends Eusebius' church history to draw a narrative continuum of pagan idolatry, tyranny and blood sacrifice across the fourth century. It begins with a taxonomy that illustrates the various ways that Rufinus' text differs from Eusebius' and then analyses how Rufinus enhances the levels of cruelty and bloody carnage in his Eusebian source, especially with regards to the tyrannical behaviour of th…
Constantius heros (ILCV 66) – An elegiac testimony on the decline of the Late Roman West
Ammianus Marcellinus From Soldier to Author
Ammianus Marcellinus composed a history of the Roman empire from 96 AD to 378 AD, focusing on the mid-fourth century during which he served in the army. His experience as a soldier during this period provides crucial realia of warfare, while his knowledge of literature, especially the genre of historiography, enabled him to imbue his narrative with literary flair. This book explores the tension between Ammianus’ roles as soldier and author, exami…
Rufinus and the Reimagination of Pliny’s Correspondence with Trajan (HE 3.33)
Rufinus’ account of Pliny the Younger’s correspondence with Trajan regarding the treatment of Christians ( Ep . 10.96–7) differs from Eusebius’ in three important ways: linking persecution to internal divisions within the Church; accentuating Pliny’s compassion for the Christian dead; and removing his skepticism regarding the Christian worship of a divine Christ. This article analyses these changes in light of Rufinus’ early fifth century context…
Intertextuality in Pliny's Epistles
Pliny's Epistles are full of literary artistry. This volume of essays by an impressive international team of scholars showcases this by exploring the intertextual, interdiscursive and also intermedial character of the collection. It provides a contribution to the recent scholarly interest in Latin prose intertextuality and in the literary and cultural interactions of the Imperial period. Focusing on the whole collection as well as on single books…
Pliny’s Seneca and the Intertextuality of Grief
This chapter analyses how Pliny absorbs the consolatory philosophy of Seneca. It focuses on his intertextual use of two of Seneca’s epistles (98 and 99) that treat death, arguing that Ep . 98 looms behind Corellius Rufus’ decision to die (1.12), and that Regulus’ display of grief following the death of his son (4.2) echoes Seneca’s condemnation of improper mourning practice in Ep . 99. The allusions reveal Pliny’s opportunistic engagement with Se…
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