Sunday, April 30, 2023

Latin Satire, Ars Sermonis

Goldman, Oscar
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This thesis examines the construction and function of dialogue and pseudo-dialogic structures in the satiric poetry of Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. Dialogue is analysed as, to greater and lesser degrees, mimetic of, or informed by, turn-taking structures in multi-speaker communication. Analysis is undertaken using methodologies adapted from the field of Conversation Analysis, as well as recent sociolinguistic studies on Graeco-Roman prose and poetry. In addition to these ‘novel’ tools, traditional philological exegesis is used to explore the inter and intra-textual relationships between forms of speech and speaker. The combination of these approaches generates a multi-layered exegesis of sermo in Latin satire, revealing stylistic patterns and innovations, nuanced characterisation of specific speakers, and the narratological function of mimetic structures.

Chapter I introduces the concept of persona as relevant to this thesis through an analysis of certain extracts of Lucilius’ poetry. Despite the fragmentary nature of the evidence, I demonstrate that what remains evinces a variety of dialogic modalities, as well as notable sermonic stylistic quirks seen in later representations of sermo. I also demonstrate how Cicero’s reception of Lucilius can inform our reading of the author-narrator continuum, and apply my turn-focussed methodology to the study of the ‘Scaevola v Albucius’ debate.

Chapter II introduces the quantitative aspects of this thesis and applies the complete set of analytical tools to the satiric works of Horace. I uphold and advance Freudenburg’s reading of a dichotomy between Epicurean and Stoic sermo, and provide detailed exegesis on many forms of dialogue existing in both books of satire. I argue that multiple speakers are given specific idiolects which have, until now, passed unnoticed by scholarship, and that dialogic interactions between the narrator and various interlocutors are critical to reading Horace’s poetic and satiric agendas.

Chapter III continues the full application of socio-linguistic and philological exegesis on the works of Persius. I argue throughout for specific speaker-line attributions — necessary for conducting my analysis — and through doing so note important moments of intertextuality between Persius and Horace. In my analysis of Persius 3, I make significant contributions to the question of speech/speaker (a debate ongoing for more than a century), and argue that Persius is, generally, subversive of the modalities utilised by Lucilius and Horace.

Chapter IV completes the quadriptych through analysing the role of sermo in the works of Juvenal. While modern scholars may claim that Juvenal is less ‘conversational’ than his predecessors, I argue that dialogue not only remains an integral part of much of Juvenal’s poetry, but even undergoes innovation through the inclusion/creation of new interlocutorial archetypes (the female satirist) and iterated use of multi-speaker ( > 2) interactions.

Date
2022-04-25
Advisors
Gowers, Emily
Gildenhard, Ingo
Keywords
Latin, Satire
Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Awarding Institution
University of Cambridge

 


 

Ancient theories of wind, and the physical principles on which they are based, from the earliest times to Theophrastus

Hall, John James   
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Guthrie, W.K.C.
Sanbach, F.H.
Keywords
Wind, Meteorology
Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Awarding Institution
University of Cambridge

 

 

Nestor in Zotero

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La Crimée à l’époque hellénistique

La Crimée à l’époque hellénistique

Zajchev, Ju. P. (2017) : Крым в эпоху эллинизма. Межкультурные процессы по данным новейших археологических исследований. Сборник научных трудов / Krym v épokhu éllinizma. Mezhkul’turnye processy po dannym novejshih arkheologicheskikh issledovanij. Sbornik nauchnyh trudov, Simferopol [La Crimée à l’époque hellénistique. Les processus interculturels selon les dernières recherches archéologiques. Collection d’études scientifiques].

Ce volume en russe, consacré à la Crimée hellénistique, comprend 9 articles. On peut relever la publication de deux importants lots de timbre en provenance de Kara-Tobé, au nord-ouest de la Crimée et de Poljanka, sur le littoral criméen de la mer d’Azov, plusieurs études sur les scythes de Crimée (un centre fortifié, une tombe, le repérage de différents sites  au centre de la Crimée), une étude sur l’absence de différenciation sociale dans les établissements ruraux du Royaume du Bosphore, deux études sur des sites de la Crimée d’Azov, une étude sur les casques attiques du groupe de Mélos, dont l’un provient de la région de Kertch.

Les illustrations en couleur sont regroupées à la fin de l’ouvrage pour la plupart des articles dans un dossier de 140 pages. Pour chaque article, il y a un petit résumé en anglais. On pourra regretter pour le premier article sur les timbres l’absence d’index.

Une publication dense et bienvenue sur la Crimée de cette période.

L’ouvrage en ligne : http://www.rfbr.ru/rffi/ru/books/o_2059887

Crimée hellénistique 2017

crimée hellénistique 2017

 

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Agrippina Maggiore: Una matrona nella politica della domus Augusta

Alessandra Valentini
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Il volume indaga le trasformazioni nel ruolo sociale e pubblico delle donne nella nuova realtà istituzionale del principato attraverso la ricostruzione della biografia e dei legami politici di Agrippina Maggiore, nipote di Augusto. Tale prospettiva consente di illuminare i principali snodi di contrasto politico verificatisi all’interno e all’esterno della domus Augusta nelle fasi di ‘costruzione’ degli assetti dinastici del principato e di prima sperimentazione delle nuove dinamiche relazionali e cerimoniali ‘di corte’, valorizzando la dimensione ‘al femminile’. L’obiettivo di questo studio è verificare, attraverso il serrato confronto con una documentazione ricca e complessa, le linee di continuità ovvero di cesura fra le esperienze di opposizione politica animate da Giulia Maggiore e Giulia Minore, rispettivamente madre e sorella di Agrippina, e quella vissuta dalla protagonista, nel tentativo di far emergere dai dati disponibili non solo la natura, composizione e finalità del gruppo che si raccoglieva intorno alla matrona ma anche i profili di un’ideologia alternativa a quella professata dal nascente assetto istituzionale. Il volume concorrere, dunque, non solo alla ricostruzione del profilo biografico di Agrippina Maggiore ma anche a definire i gruppi politici che animavano la dialettica del tempo, ricostruendone l’identità, la struttura interna, gli obiettivi e la progettualità. Infine il volume si configura come contributo alla definizione delle dinamiche dell’azione politica al femminile nella prima età imperiale.


 

The Journal of Cultural Heritage Crime: An Editorial Project

Serena Epifani
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ntil 2018, Italy lacked a magazine specifically dedicated to crimes against Cultural Heritage: the Journal of Cultural Heritage Crime (JCHC) has proposed to fill this gap. The Journal combines a content-oriented web platform and a social media strategy (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn). The project primarily aims to spread accurate information and raise public awareness, thus contributing to tackling crimes against Cultural Heritage. It actively promotes cultural events (as a sponsor, patron, organiser or media partner) and fosters network-building with professionals and institutions (such as INTERPOL and the Carabinieri). Each week, the JCHC website features articles, flash news, books reviews, a press review (national and international), and a cultural events calendar; on the other hand, a customised communication strategy has been developed for each social media account. The engagement data and the different kinds of interaction show that the project can indeed be an effective tool in countering crimes against Cultural Heritage

Satellite Technologies for Monitoring Archaeological Sites at Risk

Francesca Cigna    Agenzia Spaziale Italiana    
Deodato Tapete    Agenzia Spaziale Italiana    

Satellite technologies are increasingly used to track looting in remote and inaccessible archaeological sites and assess damage to heritage. Evidence gathered in our study proves a growing user uptake of these technologies, beyond the specialist remote sensing community, but also that a more synergistic use of optical and radar data is required. The advantages of such an approach to satellite monitoring are demonstrated on Apamea, Syria. Current limitations and future perspectives are outlined, as an entry point to a comprehensive review published by the authors in the referenced journal article, that the readers are encouraged to refer to for a more in-depth and specialist discussion.

 

Friday, April 28, 2023

Stolen Heritage: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage in the EU and the MENA Region

a cura di 
Arianna Traviglia    Centre for Cultural Heritage Technology-IIT    
Lucio Milano    Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
Cristina Tonghini    Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
Riccardo Giovanelli    Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia     
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It is a well-known fact that organised crime has developed into an international network including very diverse actors – ranging from the simple ‘grave diggers’ to powerful and wealthy white-collar professionals – that adopt illegal practices like money laundering, fraud and forgery. This criminal system, ultimately, damages and disintegrates our cultural identity and, in some cases, fosters political corruption, terrorism or civil unrest through the transnational and illicit trafficking of cultural property. The forms of ‘ownership’ of Cultural Heritage are often indistinct, and – depending on the national legislation of reference – the proprietorship and trade of historical and artistic assets of value may be legitimate or not. Casual collectors and criminals have always taken advantage from these ambiguities and managed to place on the market items obtained by destruction and looting of museums, monuments and archaeological areas. Thus, over the years, even the most renowned museum institutions might have - more or less consciously – displayed, hosted or lent cultural objects of illicit origin. Ransacking, thefts, clandestine exports and disputable transactions are crimes that primarily affect countries that are rich in artistic and archaeological assets, but such activities do not involve just some countries. This is an international border-crossing phenomenon that starts in given countries and expands to many others. Some are briefly passed through while a handful of powerful and rich ones are the actual destination marketplaces. Drawing from the experience of the conference Stolen Heritage (Venice, December 2019), held in the framework of the H2020 NETCHER (NETwork and digital platform for Cultural Heritage Enhancing and Rebuilding) project, this edited volume focuses on illicit trafficking in cultural property addressing the issue from a multidisciplinary perspective and featuring papers authored by international experts and professionals actively involved in Cultural Heritage protection. The articles included expand on such diverse topics as the European legislation regulating import, export, trade and restitution of cultural objects; ‘conflict antiquities’ and cultural heritage at risk in the Near and Middle East; looting activities and illicit excavations in Italy; the use of technologies to counter looting practices and the publication of unprovenanced items. This collection is meant as a valuable resource to disseminate new results of the research as well as to facilitate a better understanding of the international legislation related to the protection of Cultural Heritage.

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Michela De Bernardin    Riccardo Giovanelli    Arianna Traviglia   
31 Marzo 2021
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UNESCO’s Mobilization and Action
Edouard Planche   
31 Marzo 2021
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Recent Developments
Lauso Zagato   
31 Marzo 2021
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A Seriously Threatened Cultural Heritage
Daniele Morandi Bonacossi   
31 Marzo 2021
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Francesca Cigna    Deodato Tapete   
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Evelyne Godfrey    Andris Kairiss    Marianne Moedlinger   
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Paulo maiora canamus: Raccolta di studi per Paolo Mastandrea

 a cura di
Massimo Manca    Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia     
Martina Venuti    Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia  
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Il volume miscellaneo che qui si presenta è stato pensato da amici e colleghi non solo come omaggio a Paolo Mastandrea, ma anche e soprattutto come illustrazione delle innumerevoli prospettive aperte dai suoi studi: l’indagine dei meccanismi dell’intertestualità nel mondo antico; l’analisi filologica di tradizioni controverse; i numerosi problemi storico-letterari offerti dai testi della Tarda Antichità latina; l’esame della ricezione umanistica e rinascimentale dell’eredità classica. Non si è naturalmente trascurato il contributo cruciale portato dallo studioso alla teorizzazione e allo sviluppo, fin dagli anni Novanta, di strumenti informatici di ricerca testuale, la cosiddetta ‘galassia Musisque Deoque’, di cui si tiene conto in molti dei lavori presenti nel volume.

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Massimo Manca    Martina Venuti   
14 Dicembre 2021
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Massimo Manca    Martina Venuti   
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Storia letteraria e intertestualità
Massimo Gioseffi   
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Il Bacco minore di Properzio 3.17
Raffaele Perrelli   
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Alessandra Romeo   
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La Medea di Seneca tra elegia, tragedia e suggestioni catulliane
Flaviana Ficca   
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Nicola Lanzarone   
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Questioni testuali ed esegetiche (Lucilio, Orazio, Ovidio, Stazio, Marziale) e la definizione in Diomede (GLK III 483.27 ss.)
Francesca Boldrer   
14 Dicembre 2021
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Note filologiche
Dániel Kiss   
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Studi sul Tardoantico
A proposito dell’enigma 65 di Simposio
Marco Onorato   
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Stefania Santelia   
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In margine a due Vitae della Historia Augusta
Antonio Pistellato   
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Possibili tracce dell’esegesi virgiliana tardoantica nella Silloge Bobbiese
Orazio Portuese   
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Luca Mondin   
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Studi di ricezione
Monica Centanni   
14 Dicembre 2021
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Il caso di Nicolò d'Arco
Martina Venuti   
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Riflessioni sulle effigi dei principi e sui loro cartigli
Sebastiano Pedrocco   
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Appendice
Federico Boschetti    Angelo Mario Del Grosso    Linda Spinazzè   
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