TY  - GEN
T1  - Carpe diem : the poetics of presence in Greek and Latin literature
T2  - Cambridge classical studies.
A1  - Rohland, Robert A.
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2023
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/Cambridge_open_access_CR9781009039789
AB  - Carpe diem - 'eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die!' - is a prominent motif throughout ancient literature and beyond. This is the first book-length examination of its significance and demonstrates that close analysis can make a key contribution to a question that is central to literary studies in and beyond Classics: how can poetry give us the almost magical impression that something is happening here and now? In attempting an answer, Robert Rohland gives equal attention to Greek and Latin texts, as he offers new interpretations of well-known poems from Horace and tackles understudied epigrams. Pairing close readings of ancient texts along with interpretations of other forms of cultural production such as gems, cups, calendars, monuments, and Roman wine labels, this interdisciplinary study transforms our understanding of the motif of carpe diem.
OP  - 299
NO  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2022).
CN  - PA3021 .R64 2023
SN  - 9781009039789 (ebook)
SN  - 9781316510827 (hardback)
SN  - 9781009018555 (paperback)
SN  - 9781316510827
KW  - Horace : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Classical poetry : History and criticism.
KW  - Classical poetry : Themes, motives.
KW  - Pleasure in literature.
KW  - Time in literature.
ER  -