The Neronian grotesque / Scott Weiss.
| Author/creator | Weiss, Scott |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. |
| Description | ix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Image, text, and culture in classical antiquity |
| Contents | Fantasy and reality. In the grotto -- Neronian spaces -- Hybridity. Fear -- Laughter -- Ornament. Cosmos and chaos -- Excess. |
| Abstract | "During the reign of Nero, Roman culture produced some of its most spectacular works of art and literature, and some of its strangest. This study explores these effects across textual and visual media in an integrated way. Weiss' analysis allows for appreciation of the shared strategies of composition, overlaps between literary and visual rhetoric, the role of context in shaping the reception of a work, and the authority of the reader/viewer to generate meaning. The volume offers an account of Roman visual-literary interactions in the mid-first century CE that considers these dynamics as informing broad cultural phenomena. The results reveal features pervasive in a literary and artistic culture invested in exploring the edges of expression. The Neronian Grotesque is a fascinating study on the literary and artistic production in the Neronian period, and has wider implications for anyone working in the field of Roman cultural history and visual studies more broadly"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023022671 |
| ISBN | 9780367478193 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032553542 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |