Emma Buckley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3874859 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Buckley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Buckley |
| SIGNATURE | BUCKLEY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7937-9134 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fides in Flavian Literature
Fides under Fire
Flavian Epic and Trajanic Historiography
Tacitus’ proem to the Agricola characterises the Flavian period as one lived through by a “silent generation”, and his contemporary Juvenal rails against the pointlessness of contemporary mythological epic (Sat.1.1-11). It seems at first glance then that Flavian epic, and in particular the mythological epic of Valerius Flaccus, might have no role to play in analysis of Tacitus’ depiction of Domitianic Rome – itself a pointed refraction of a new N…
Marginality, Canonicity, Passion
In recent years the discipline of classics has been experiencing a profound transformation, which affects not only methodologies and hermeneutic practices (i.e. how classicists read and interpret ancient literature) but also, and more importantly, the objects of study themselves (i.e. what they read and interpret). One of the most important factors has been the establishment of reception studies. The reception of classical literature and culture …
Valerius' Natural Questions? Interpreting the Flavian Argonautica
This paper investigates the apparently discordant weather sign of St Elmo's fire in Valerius' Argonautica. Adopting the interpretive model of Seneca's Natural Questions and its integration of "scientific" and "mythological" readings, it argues that Valerius evokes, only to undermine, an idealised vision of Stoic providence that is closely modelled on Seneca and Virgil
Drama in the margins – academic text and political context in Matthew Gwinne's Nero
While recent scholarship has recognized the attractions of Matthew Gwinne's chronicle history Nero (1603), its major drawback – an uncritical over‐dependence on the historical sources – has attracted the charge that the play is dramatically incoherent, ultimately a mere ‘academic exercise’. At first glance this approach might be confirmed in Gwinne's pedantic inclusion of scholarly side‐notes which add little to a play‐text already containing the…
Senecan Tragedy
Senecan tragedy allows evil to triumph, but it also explores the ironies of victimhood, guilt, the role of fate in suffering and the operation of "classic" Roman virtues, courage (virtus) and duty (pietas) in the face of tyranny. This chapter focuses on three works in particular Medea, Thyestes, and Hercules Furens to sketch the major critical approaches to its interpretation and offer some sense of the "flavor" of Senecan tragedy. Examining the …
Companion to the Neronian Age
Nero Insitiuus
Epic Visions
This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary collection explores different ways of visualising Greek and Roman epic from Homer to Statius, in both ancient and modern culture. The book presents new perspectives on Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Valerius Flaccus and Statius, and covers the re-working of epic matter in tragedy, opera, film, late antique speeches of praise, story-boarding, sculpture and wall-painting. The chapters use a variety of methods to ad…
A Companion to the Neronian Age
Live false Aeneas!' Marlowe's Dido, Queen of Carthage and the limits of translation
Si quid mea carmina possunt … Reflections on the Virgilian Tradition
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A Companion to the Neronian Age
Marginality, Canonicity, Passion
In recent years the discipline of classics has been experiencing a profound transformation, which affects not only methodologies and hermeneutic practices (i.e. how classicists read and interpret ancient literature) but also, and more importantly, the objects of study themselves (i.e. what they read and interpret). One of the most important factors has been the establishment of reception studies. The reception of classical literature and culture …
Si quid mea carmina possunt … Reflections on the Virgilian Tradition
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Live false Aeneas!' Marlowe's Dido, Queen of Carthage and the limits of translation
Senecan Tragedy
Senecan tragedy allows evil to triumph, but it also explores the ironies of victimhood, guilt, the role of fate in suffering and the operation of "classic" Roman virtues, courage (virtus) and duty (pietas) in the face of tyranny. This chapter focuses on three works in particular Medea, Thyestes, and Hercules Furens to sketch the major critical approaches to its interpretation and offer some sense of the "flavor" of Senecan tragedy. Examining the …
Companion to the Neronian Age
Nero Insitiuus
Epic Visions
This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary collection explores different ways of visualising Greek and Roman epic from Homer to Statius, in both ancient and modern culture. The book presents new perspectives on Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Valerius Flaccus and Statius, and covers the re-working of epic matter in tragedy, opera, film, late antique speeches of praise, story-boarding, sculpture and wall-painting. The chapters use a variety of methods to ad…
A Companion to the Neronian Age
Drama in the margins – academic text and political context in Matthew Gwinne's Nero
While recent scholarship has recognized the attractions of Matthew Gwinne's chronicle history Nero (1603), its major drawback – an uncritical over‐dependence on the historical sources – has attracted the charge that the play is dramatically incoherent, ultimately a mere ‘academic exercise’. At first glance this approach might be confirmed in Gwinne's pedantic inclusion of scholarly side‐notes which add little to a play‐text already containing the…
Flavian Epic and Trajanic Historiography
Tacitus’ proem to the Agricola characterises the Flavian period as one lived through by a “silent generation”, and his contemporary Juvenal rails against the pointlessness of contemporary mythological epic (Sat.1.1-11). It seems at first glance then that Flavian epic, and in particular the mythological epic of Valerius Flaccus, might have no role to play in analysis of Tacitus’ depiction of Domitianic Rome – itself a pointed refraction of a new N…
Marginality, Canonicity, Passion
In recent years the discipline of classics has been experiencing a profound transformation, which affects not only methodologies and hermeneutic practices (i.e. how classicists read and interpret ancient literature) but also, and more importantly, the objects of study themselves (i.e. what they read and interpret). One of the most important factors has been the establishment of reception studies. The reception of classical literature and culture …
Valerius' Natural Questions? Interpreting the Flavian Argonautica
This paper investigates the apparently discordant weather sign of St Elmo's fire in Valerius' Argonautica. Adopting the interpretive model of Seneca's Natural Questions and its integration of "scientific" and "mythological" readings, it argues that Valerius evokes, only to undermine, an idealised vision of Stoic providence that is closely modelled on Seneca and Virgil
Fides in Flavian Literature
Fides under Fire
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