Ruth Rothaus Caston
Biographic Data
| ID | 825323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Rothaus Caston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth Rothaus |
| FAMILY NAME | Caston |
| SIGNATURE | CASTON R R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Irrepressibility of Joy in Roman Comedy
Freud’s Rome
Reviewed by: Freud’s Rome: Psychoanalysis and Latin Poetry by Ellen Oliensis Ruth R. Caston Ellen Oliensis. Freud’s Rome: Psychoanalysis and Latin Poetry. Roman Literature and Its Contexts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Pp. xi, 148. $80.00 (hb.). ISBN 978-0-521-84661-5; $26.99 (pb.). ISBN 978-0-521-60910-4. In this elegant and sophisticated study, Ellen Oliensis uses psychoanalysis as a tool to explore three Latin poets, Catullus, …
Conclusion
The conclusion suggests that many of the features characteristic of jealousy are actually responsible for some of the more distinctive elements of Roman elegy itself. Jealousy is not merely the subject matter of elegy: it creates and structures elegy’s various generic features. Jealousy thus provides a much more satisfying explanation for the specific character of Roman elegy than the various theories about its origins that have typically been pu…
The Elegiac Passion
The passions were a topic of widespread interest in antiquity. This is a study on their role in Roman love elegy (1st c. BCE), a genre rife with passions and jealousy in particular. Jealousy does appear in a number of earlier genres, but never with the centrality and importance it has in elegy. This book offers an exceptional opportunity to investigate the ancient representation of jealousy in its Roman context, as well as its significance for Ro…
No prominent works on this page.
Conclusion
The conclusion suggests that many of the features characteristic of jealousy are actually responsible for some of the more distinctive elements of Roman elegy itself. Jealousy is not merely the subject matter of elegy: it creates and structures elegy’s various generic features. Jealousy thus provides a much more satisfying explanation for the specific character of Roman elegy than the various theories about its origins that have typically been pu…
The Elegiac Passion
The passions were a topic of widespread interest in antiquity. This is a study on their role in Roman love elegy (1st c. BCE), a genre rife with passions and jealousy in particular. Jealousy does appear in a number of earlier genres, but never with the centrality and importance it has in elegy. This book offers an exceptional opportunity to investigate the ancient representation of jealousy in its Roman context, as well as its significance for Ro…
Freud’s Rome
Reviewed by: Freud’s Rome: Psychoanalysis and Latin Poetry by Ellen Oliensis Ruth R. Caston Ellen Oliensis. Freud’s Rome: Psychoanalysis and Latin Poetry. Roman Literature and Its Contexts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Pp. xi, 148. $80.00 (hb.). ISBN 978-0-521-84661-5; $26.99 (pb.). ISBN 978-0-521-60910-4. In this elegant and sophisticated study, Ellen Oliensis uses psychoanalysis as a tool to explore three Latin poets, Catullus, …
The Irrepressibility of Joy in Roman Comedy
Art (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Poetry (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Comedy (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work)