Animal Encounters in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica

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BRILL, 1 באוג׳ 2022 - 292 עמודים
This first in-depth study of Valerius Flaccus’ animals reveals their role in his poetic programme and the manifold ways in which he establishes their subjectivity. In one encounter, a trapped bird becomes a tragic victim, while the trapper is dehumanized. Elsewhere there are touching portrayals of animal/human camaraderie and friendship. Furthermore, Valerius’ provocative consideration of the ‘monstrous’ challenges simplistic definitions of any being’s nature, or the nature of relationships across species. His challenge entails profound ethical implications for his Roman readership, which resonate with us as we assess our own relationship to animals and the natural world today.
 

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General Introduction
1
Animal Experience in Simile
33
HumanAnimal Interactions
69
Human Appropriation of Animal Skins
115
Animal Emissaries Cult Companions
144
Meditation on the Monstrous
189
General Conclusion
225
Indices of Animal Related References in Valerius Flaccus
233
Bibliography
260
General Index
273
Index of Passages
277
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