Clare Coombe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5641100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clare Coombe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clare |
| FAMILY NAME | Coombe |
| SIGNATURE | COOMBE C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Claudian the Poet
This comprehensive reassessment of the carmina maiora of the fourth-century poet Claudian contributes to the growing trend to recognize that Late Antique poets should be approached as just that: poets. Its methodology is developed from that of Michael Roberts' seminal The Jeweled Style. It analyzes Claudian's poetics and use of story telling to argue that the creation of a story world in which Stilicho, his patron, becomes an epic hero, and the b…
A Hero in our Midst
Between 396 and 404 Claudian functioned as poetic spokesman at the court of Honorius, using his political poetry to propagate a positive view of his patron, the general Stilicho, who functioned as regent to Honorius. This chapter examines one of the poetic constructs in Claudian's works, to serve as an example of how poetics can shape a political characterization: the portrayal of Stilicho. It argues that Claudian (re)creates the character of Sti…
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A Hero in our Midst
Between 396 and 404 Claudian functioned as poetic spokesman at the court of Honorius, using his political poetry to propagate a positive view of his patron, the general Stilicho, who functioned as regent to Honorius. This chapter examines one of the poetic constructs in Claudian's works, to serve as an example of how poetics can shape a political characterization: the portrayal of Stilicho. It argues that Claudian (re)creates the character of Sti…
Claudian the Poet
This comprehensive reassessment of the carmina maiora of the fourth-century poet Claudian contributes to the growing trend to recognize that Late Antique poets should be approached as just that: poets. Its methodology is developed from that of Michael Roberts' seminal The Jeweled Style. It analyzes Claudian's poetics and use of story telling to argue that the creation of a story world in which Stilicho, his patron, becomes an epic hero, and the b…
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