Kaiser Konstantin als Leser Panegyrik, performance und Poetologie in den carmina Optatians

To honor the 20th year of his reign, Emperor Constantine was given what may be the most precious gift of his lifetime: a codex of artistic panegyrics and odes dedicated to him by the poet Optatianus. Optatianus' poems showcase the poetic talent of their creator and go beyond the classical confi...

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Main Author: Körfer, Anna-Lena
Format: eBook
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019
Series:Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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Summary:To honor the 20th year of his reign, Emperor Constantine was given what may be the most precious gift of his lifetime: a codex of artistic panegyrics and odes dedicated to him by the poet Optatianus. Optatianus' poems showcase the poetic talent of their creator and go beyond the classical confines of a panegyric: they form a literary invitation to an intellectual bond between laudator and laudandus.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (407 p.)
ISBN:9783110655322
9783110657029
9783110655711