Peter J Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5628033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter J Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter J |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tasmania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Valerius Flaccus: Argonautica, Book 7
Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' 'Argonautica' presents one of the most engaging episodes of the story of Jason and the Argonauts: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love. This edition offers the first commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction, new Latin text, and facing prose translation
Freedom of Speech in Virgil and Ovid
This paper reflects on the changing nature of free speech in the Augu- stan period through an examination of episodes in its two most important epics. It focuses primarily on the council of the Latins in Aeneid 11 and a sequence of stories in Metamorphoses 2 and 3 in which outspokenness is punished. It is par- ticularly striking that while Virgil’s Drances can demand freedom of speech in a public context, freedom of speech in Metamorphoses exists…
Senecan Tragedy and the Politics of Flavian Literature
The Art of Veiled Speech
Since My Part has Been Well Played’
In his Life of Augustus Suetonius records that just before his death the emperor requested that his appearance be made right, and that he then spoke some lines of Greek verse: petito speculo capillum sibi comi ac malas labantes corrigi praecepit et admissos amicos percontatus, ecquid iis uideretur mimum uitae commode transegisse, adiecit et clausulam: ἐπεὶ δὲ πάνυ καλῶς πέπαισται, δότε κρότον καὶ πάντες ἡμᾶς μετὰ χαρᾶς προπέμψατε (Suet. Div. Aug.…
Ovid's Amores
Praeceptor Amoris
In Tristia 2 Ovid claims that he has always been devoted to the emperor. It is mere that he defends both himself and the Ars Amatoria : per mare, per terrain, per tertia numina iuro, per te praesentem conspicuumque deum, hunc animum fauisse tibi, uir maxime, meque, qua sola potui, mente fuisse tuum. optaui, peteres caelestia sidera tarde, parsque fui turbae parua precantis idem, et pia tura dedi pro te, cumque omnibus unus ipse quoque adiuui publ…
The Chorus in Seneca's Thyestes
The relationship between the choruses of Seneca's tragedies and the action of the plays in which they occur is one of the least understood and most controversial aspects of the Roman dramatist's work. It is often asserted that Seneca's choral odes are mere act-dividers, that their relationship with the play's action is loose and unconvincing. I would not care to assert that the handling of the chorus is flawless in all instances in Seneca's trage…
Structure and Meaning in the Eclogues of Calpurnius Siculus
Although a great deal of energy has been devoted in recent years to the critical examination of the pastorals of Theocritus and Virgil very little (comparatively speaking) has been expended by way of literary study on their immediate successor, the Eclogues of Calpurnius Siculus. This may be due to ignorance — some theoreticians betray no knowledge of his existence — or to prejudice — Calpurnius belongs to the age of silver (or even worse). And y…
Vindicat Omnes Natvra Sibi
Many recent discussions of Senecan tragedy have concentrated on such issues as the author's relationship to previous Greek and Latin tragedy, the connections between his prose and dramatic works and problems of performance. Although these questions are important, I propose to set them aside as far as possible in order to examine the inner dynamics of one Senecan tragedy, Phaedra . I shall explore the ways in which Seneca's use of imagery, mytholo…
The Fourfold Classification in Plato's Philebus
Ovid's Amores
Since My Part has Been Well Played’
In his Life of Augustus Suetonius records that just before his death the emperor requested that his appearance be made right, and that he then spoke some lines of Greek verse: petito speculo capillum sibi comi ac malas labantes corrigi praecepit et admissos amicos percontatus, ecquid iis uideretur mimum uitae commode transegisse, adiecit et clausulam: ἐπεὶ δὲ πάνυ καλῶς πέπαισται, δότε κρότον καὶ πάντες ἡμᾶς μετὰ χαρᾶς προπέμψατε (Suet. Div. Aug.…
The Chorus in Seneca's Thyestes
The relationship between the choruses of Seneca's tragedies and the action of the plays in which they occur is one of the least understood and most controversial aspects of the Roman dramatist's work. It is often asserted that Seneca's choral odes are mere act-dividers, that their relationship with the play's action is loose and unconvincing. I would not care to assert that the handling of the chorus is flawless in all instances in Seneca's trage…
Vindicat Omnes Natvra Sibi
Many recent discussions of Senecan tragedy have concentrated on such issues as the author's relationship to previous Greek and Latin tragedy, the connections between his prose and dramatic works and problems of performance. Although these questions are important, I propose to set them aside as far as possible in order to examine the inner dynamics of one Senecan tragedy, Phaedra . I shall explore the ways in which Seneca's use of imagery, mytholo…
The Fourfold Classification in Plato's Philebus
Vindicat Omnes Natvra Sibi
Many recent discussions of Senecan tragedy have concentrated on such issues as the author's relationship to previous Greek and Latin tragedy, the connections between his prose and dramatic works and problems of performance. Although these questions are important, I propose to set them aside as far as possible in order to examine the inner dynamics of one Senecan tragedy, Phaedra . I shall explore the ways in which Seneca's use of imagery, mytholo…
Structure and Meaning in the Eclogues of Calpurnius Siculus
Although a great deal of energy has been devoted in recent years to the critical examination of the pastorals of Theocritus and Virgil very little (comparatively speaking) has been expended by way of literary study on their immediate successor, the Eclogues of Calpurnius Siculus. This may be due to ignorance — some theoreticians betray no knowledge of his existence — or to prejudice — Calpurnius belongs to the age of silver (or even worse). And y…
The Chorus in Seneca's Thyestes
The relationship between the choruses of Seneca's tragedies and the action of the plays in which they occur is one of the least understood and most controversial aspects of the Roman dramatist's work. It is often asserted that Seneca's choral odes are mere act-dividers, that their relationship with the play's action is loose and unconvincing. I would not care to assert that the handling of the chorus is flawless in all instances in Seneca's trage…
Praeceptor Amoris
In Tristia 2 Ovid claims that he has always been devoted to the emperor. It is mere that he defends both himself and the Ars Amatoria : per mare, per terrain, per tertia numina iuro, per te praesentem conspicuumque deum, hunc animum fauisse tibi, uir maxime, meque, qua sola potui, mente fuisse tuum. optaui, peteres caelestia sidera tarde, parsque fui turbae parua precantis idem, et pia tura dedi pro te, cumque omnibus unus ipse quoque adiuui publ…
Since My Part has Been Well Played’
In his Life of Augustus Suetonius records that just before his death the emperor requested that his appearance be made right, and that he then spoke some lines of Greek verse: petito speculo capillum sibi comi ac malas labantes corrigi praecepit et admissos amicos percontatus, ecquid iis uideretur mimum uitae commode transegisse, adiecit et clausulam: ἐπεὶ δὲ πάνυ καλῶς πέπαισται, δότε κρότον καὶ πάντες ἡμᾶς μετὰ χαρᾶς προπέμψατε (Suet. Div. Aug.…
Ovid's Amores
The Art of Veiled Speech
Freedom of Speech in Virgil and Ovid
This paper reflects on the changing nature of free speech in the Augu- stan period through an examination of episodes in its two most important epics. It focuses primarily on the council of the Latins in Aeneid 11 and a sequence of stories in Metamorphoses 2 and 3 in which outspokenness is punished. It is par- ticularly striking that while Virgil’s Drances can demand freedom of speech in a public context, freedom of speech in Metamorphoses exists…
Senecan Tragedy and the Politics of Flavian Literature
Valerius Flaccus: Argonautica, Book 7
Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' 'Argonautica' presents one of the most engaging episodes of the story of Jason and the Argonauts: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love. This edition offers the first commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction, new Latin text, and facing prose translation
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