Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Introduction: Paradox and the Marvellous in Augustan Literature and Culture
View through CrossRef
Abstract
He surpassed all his predecessors in the frequency, variety, and splendour of his shows ... If anything strange and worth seeing was brought to Rome, it was his habit to make a special exhibition of it, even before the dates for the shows, in some location, for example a rhinoceros in the Saepta, a tiger on the stage, a snake of fifty cubits in front of the Comitium … He reformed and regulated the disorderly and undisciplined fashion of spectating, prompted by the insult to a senator to whom no one had offered a place in a crowded house during some very popular games at Puteoli.
Oxford University PressOxford
Title: Introduction: Paradox and the Marvellous in Augustan Literature and Culture
Description:
Abstract
He surpassed all his predecessors in the frequency, variety, and splendour of his shows .
If anything strange and worth seeing was brought to Rome, it was his habit to make a special exhibition of it, even before the dates for the shows, in some location, for example a rhinoceros in the Saepta, a tiger on the stage, a snake of fifty cubits in front of the Comitium … He reformed and regulated the disorderly and undisciplined fashion of spectating, prompted by the insult to a senator to whom no one had offered a place in a crowded house during some very popular games at Puteoli.
Related Results
Organizational Paradox
Organizational Paradox
Organizational paradox offers a theory of the nature and management of competing demands. Historically, the dominant paradigm in organizational theory depicted competing demands as...
Primerjalna književnost na prelomu tisočletja
Primerjalna književnost na prelomu tisočletja
In a comprehensive and at times critical manner, this volume seeks to shed light on the development of events in Western (i.e., European and North American) comparative literature ...
Evaluating the Science to Inform the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report
Evaluating the Science to Inform the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report
Abstract
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (Guidelines) advises older adults to be as active as possible. Yet, despite the well documented benefits of physical a...
Problematyka paradoksu w myśli Henriego de Lubaca i Hansa Ursa von Balthasara
Problematyka paradoksu w myśli Henriego de Lubaca i Hansa Ursa von Balthasara
The present work examines the problematics of the role and place of paradox in dogmatic reflection based on the analysis of the works of Henri de Lubac and Hans Urs von Balthasar. ...
Walnut Rootstock Comparison and Own-rooted `Chandler' vs. `Chandler' on Paradox Rootstock
Walnut Rootstock Comparison and Own-rooted `Chandler' vs. `Chandler' on Paradox Rootstock
In a comparison of six walnut rootstocks either nursery-grafted or field-grafted to `Chandler' (Juglans regia), the highest-yielding trees after 9 years are on either seedling or c...
Horace’s Ars Poetica and the Marvellous
Horace’s Ars Poetica and the Marvellous
Abstract
In the Ars Poetica, the only text expressly dedicated to the literary theory elaborated by the Augustan poets, the marvellous, as a problem of aesthetics, i...
Embracing the Paradox of Interorganizational Value Co‐creation–Value Capture: A Literature Review towards Paradox Resolution
Embracing the Paradox of Interorganizational Value Co‐creation–Value Capture: A Literature Review towards Paradox Resolution
AbstractThis study reviews literature on paradoxical tensions between value co‐creation and capture in interorganizational relationships (IORs). The purpose of this review is to ma...
Where the Wild Things Are: Locating the Marvellous in Augustan Wall Painting
Where the Wild Things Are: Locating the Marvellous in Augustan Wall Painting
Abstract
Two women engage in a scene of harmonious domesticity (Figure 1); on the left, a figure dressed in an ornate chiton and himation stands in profile, holding ...