Elena Theodorakopoulos
Biographic Data
| ID | 5123959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Theodorakopoulos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Theodorakopoulos |
| SIGNATURE | THEODORAKOPOULOS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of History and Archaeology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Closure and the Book of Virgil
Taking its initial inspiration from Lipking’s first foray into what is now known as ‘career criticism’ this chapter considers the ‘wheel of Virgil’ and the works of the poet’s ancient biographers in structuring structuring readers’ understanding of his three canonical works and of the connections between them. Rejecting the idea that the career pattern necessarily means that we must see Virgil as progressing towards ever greater acceptance of the…
Catullus and Lesbia Translated in Women’s Historical Novels
This chapter examines the portrayal of Catullus and Lesbia in contemporary women’s writing, in particular in three historical novels (The Key, by Benita Kane Jaro, The Floating Book, by Michelle Lovric, and Counting the Stars, by Helen Dunmore). All three have included their own translations and versions of Catullus’ poems in their novels. In the context of recent scholarship on feminism and women’s historical fiction, which highlights the tenden…
Poem 68
This chapter contains section titled: One Poem or Two? Friendship and Reciprocity in 68: What the Gifts of Venus? Absent Friends The Praise of Allius: Writing and Memory Allius' Laodamia and the Grave and the Pit The Grandfather and the Dove Catullus' Wondrous Night
The Cambridge Companion to Virgil
Virgil became a school author in his own lifetime and the centre of the Western canon for the next 1800 years, exerting a major influence on European literature, art, and politics. This Companion is designed as an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a fuller understanding of an author critical to so many disciplines. It consists of essays by seventeen scholars from Britain, the USA, Ireland and Italy which offer a range of different perspectiv…
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The Cambridge Companion to Virgil
Virgil became a school author in his own lifetime and the centre of the Western canon for the next 1800 years, exerting a major influence on European literature, art, and politics. This Companion is designed as an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a fuller understanding of an author critical to so many disciplines. It consists of essays by seventeen scholars from Britain, the USA, Ireland and Italy which offer a range of different perspectiv…
Poem 68
This chapter contains section titled: One Poem or Two? Friendship and Reciprocity in 68: What the Gifts of Venus? Absent Friends The Praise of Allius: Writing and Memory Allius' Laodamia and the Grave and the Pit The Grandfather and the Dove Catullus' Wondrous Night
Catullus and Lesbia Translated in Women’s Historical Novels
This chapter examines the portrayal of Catullus and Lesbia in contemporary women’s writing, in particular in three historical novels (The Key, by Benita Kane Jaro, The Floating Book, by Michelle Lovric, and Counting the Stars, by Helen Dunmore). All three have included their own translations and versions of Catullus’ poems in their novels. In the context of recent scholarship on feminism and women’s historical fiction, which highlights the tenden…
Closure and the Book of Virgil
Taking its initial inspiration from Lipking’s first foray into what is now known as ‘career criticism’ this chapter considers the ‘wheel of Virgil’ and the works of the poet’s ancient biographers in structuring structuring readers’ understanding of his three canonical works and of the connections between them. Rejecting the idea that the career pattern necessarily means that we must see Virgil as progressing towards ever greater acceptance of the…
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