Writing Exile: the Discourse of Displacement in Greco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond The Discourse of Displacement in Greco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond |
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| Editor:
| Gaertner, Jan Felix |
| Series title: | Mnemosyne, Supplements Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-15515-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $176.00 |
Book Description:
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The volume explores how Greek and Latin authors perceive and present their own (real or metaphorical) exile and employ exile as a powerful trope to express estrangement, elicit readerly sympathy, and question political power structures.
The volume explores how Greek and Latin authors perceive and present their own (real or metaphorical) exile and employ exile as a powerful trope to express estrangement, elicit readerly sympathy, and question political power structures.