Publication Date:
2024-03-27
Description:
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.
Keywords:
Panegyric
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Visual poetry
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Late Antiquity
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Performativity
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thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history
Language:
German
Format:
image/jpeg
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