Squire, Michael, Wienand, Johannes, Kwapisz, Jan, Körfer, Anna-Lena, Rühl, Meike, Bruhat, Marie-Odile, Schierl, Petra, Scheidegger Lämmle, Cédric, Männlein-Robert, Irmgard, Bažil, Martin, Pelttari, Aaron, Habinek, Thomas, Lunn-Rockliffe, Sophie, Hernández Lobato, Jesús, Elsner, Jaś and Henderson, John
(2017).
Morphogrammata / The lettered Art of Optatian. Figuring Cultural Transformations in the Age of Constantine.
Paderborn:
Wilhelm Fink.
ISBN 978-3-7705-6127-8
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Abstract
This volume explores one of the most complex, multifaceted and momentous of all western cultural transformations: the refashioning of the Roman principate under the emperor Constantine in the early fourth century AD. It does so through the kaleidoscopic lens of one of antiquity’s most fascinating (and maligned) artists, Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius. Optatian’s experiments with word and image are little known among classicists. But, as contributors to this volume argue, his ‘morphogrammatic’ creations uniquely reflect, figure and shape the cultural dynamics of the fourth century. This is the first edited book dedicated to Optatian’s picture-poems and their various historical contexts. By bringing together different disciplinary perspectives (including ancient history, classical philology, art history, theology, philosophy and media studies), the volume demonstrates how Optatian gave form to the various political, intellectual and cultural currents of his age. At the same time, contributors champion Optatian as a uniquely creative artist – and one who anticipated some of our most pressing literary critical, art historical and philosophical concerns today.
| Item Type: | Book |
| Creators: | Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Squire, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wienand, Johannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kwapisz, Jan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Körfer, Anna-Lena UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rühl, Meike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bruhat, Marie-Odile UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schierl, Petra UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Scheidegger Lämmle, Cédric UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Männlein-Robert, Irmgard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bažil, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pelttari, Aaron UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Habinek, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lunn-Rockliffe, Sophie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hernández Lobato, Jesús UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Elsner, Jaś UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Henderson, John UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED |
| Editors: | Editors Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Squire, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wienand, Johannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-252018 |
| Series Name at the University of Cologne: | Morphomata |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Number of Pages: | 530 |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Wilhelm Fink |
| Place of Publication: | Paderborn |
| ISSN: | 2511-2341 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-7705-6127-8 |
| Language: | Multiple languages |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| Divisions: | Weitere Institute, Arbeits- und Forschungsgruppen > Internationales Kolleg Morphomata |
| Subjects: | Italic Latin History of ancient world |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Keywords Language Lateinische Literatur UNSPECIFIED Römisches Reich UNSPECIFIED |
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| Funders: | Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung |
| Projects: | Förderkennzeichen 01UK0905 |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25201 |
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