Material Information |
| Title: |
There was Neither Victory nor Defeat Atypical Amoebaean Contests in Ancient Pastoral Poetry |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Rabon, Brendan |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2008 |
| Publication Date: |
2008 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Pastoral Poetry
Amoebaean Contests, Theocritus
Vergil
Siculus, Calpurnis |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
The hallmark of pastoral poetry is the amoebaean contest: a poetic struggle between two feuding herdsmen which traditionally ends with one contender being named the victor. My thesis, however, concerns itself with amoebaean contests which do not function in this manner. Each of my three chapters is a case study of pastoral poems (Theocritus� Idyll 6, Vergil�s Eclogue 10, Calpurnius Siculus� Eclogue 6) which are exceptional in how they deviate from the standard type. These atypical amoebaean contests are, I suggest, a sub-subgenre within pastoral. Such contests, I argue, contain the seeds of innovation within the pastoral genre. Each atypical contest, through its break from tradition, advances new directions within both the subgenre of amoebaean contests and pastoral poetry itself. In this thesis, I have endeavored to show how both an interest in and a study of this pastoral subgenre depends upon the four topoi of amoebaean contests: singers, judge, stakes, outcome. By studying how these topoi are traditionally employed, one can then understand both the techniques by which they are altered and also the effects these changes have on the subgenre. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Brendan Rabon |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2008 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Rohrbacher, David |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2008 R1 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003998:00001 |
|
Material Information |
| Title: |
There was Neither Victory nor Defeat Atypical Amoebaean Contests in Ancient Pastoral Poetry |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Rabon, Brendan |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2008 |
| Publication Date: |
2008 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Pastoral Poetry
Amoebaean Contests, Theocritus
Vergil
Siculus, Calpurnis |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
The hallmark of pastoral poetry is the amoebaean contest: a poetic struggle between two feuding herdsmen which traditionally ends with one contender being named the victor. My thesis, however, concerns itself with amoebaean contests which do not function in this manner. Each of my three chapters is a case study of pastoral poems (Theocritus� Idyll 6, Vergil�s Eclogue 10, Calpurnius Siculus� Eclogue 6) which are exceptional in how they deviate from the standard type. These atypical amoebaean contests are, I suggest, a sub-subgenre within pastoral. Such contests, I argue, contain the seeds of innovation within the pastoral genre. Each atypical contest, through its break from tradition, advances new directions within both the subgenre of amoebaean contests and pastoral poetry itself. In this thesis, I have endeavored to show how both an interest in and a study of this pastoral subgenre depends upon the four topoi of amoebaean contests: singers, judge, stakes, outcome. By studying how these topoi are traditionally employed, one can then understand both the techniques by which they are altered and also the effects these changes have on the subgenre. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Brendan Rabon |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2008 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Rohrbacher, David |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2008 R1 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003998:00001 |
|