SUSAN A CURRY
Biographic Data
| ID | 6048739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | SUSAN A CURRY |
| GIVEN NAMES | SUSAN A |
| FAMILY NAME | CURRY |
| SIGNATURE | CURRY S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Hampshire |
| 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 |
Seneca Rising
Following his relegation to Corsica in ad 42, Seneca the Younger wrote the ad Helviam, a consolatory letter ostensibly offering his mother Helvia comfort and support in the face of his deathlike absence through exile. The addressees of Seneca's letters served different purposes for him, and here, because he is addressing his mother, who birthed him, Seneca creates within the ad Helviam a space for rebirth, a means of reviving and repairing a self…
Nero Quadripes
In two episodes of the Nero , Suetonius depicts the emperor acting like and adopting the posture of an animal. In the first, Nero intentionally plays “animal,” donning a hide to attack the groins of bound victims ( Ner .29). In the second, Nero involuntarily becomes animal-like, adopting a quadripedal position to enter a safe-house( Ner .48.4). Situating these “acts” within the context of Nero’s fabulously performative reign, I argue that Suetoni…
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Nero Quadripes
In two episodes of the Nero , Suetonius depicts the emperor acting like and adopting the posture of an animal. In the first, Nero intentionally plays “animal,” donning a hide to attack the groins of bound victims ( Ner .29). In the second, Nero involuntarily becomes animal-like, adopting a quadripedal position to enter a safe-house( Ner .48.4). Situating these “acts” within the context of Nero’s fabulously performative reign, I argue that Suetoni…
Seneca Rising
Following his relegation to Corsica in ad 42, Seneca the Younger wrote the ad Helviam, a consolatory letter ostensibly offering his mother Helvia comfort and support in the face of his deathlike absence through exile. The addressees of Seneca's letters served different purposes for him, and here, because he is addressing his mother, who birthed him, Seneca creates within the ad Helviam a space for rebirth, a means of reviving and repairing a self…
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