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Book SynopsisExplores ideas of vision, gender and power from Homer to Nonnus, Virgil to Silius Italicus. Readers of epic and students of ancient society will profit from this wide-ranging investigation. An eclectic array of theoretical perspectives illuminates central aspects of a key genre in Greek and Roman literature and culture.
Trade Review'The Epic Gaze is distinguished by the comprehensiveness of its discussion from Homer to Nonnus … strongly recommended for anyone interested in Greco-Roman epic, ancient narrative, or ancient theories of vision.' Neil W. Bernstein, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'… a detailed, thoughtful examination of vision in classical epic … Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.' S. E. Goins, Choice
Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The divine gaze; 3. The mortal gaze; 4. The prophetic gaze; 5. Ecphrasis and the Other; 6. The female gaze; 7. Heroic bodies on display; 8. The assaultive gaze; 9. Fixing it for good. Medusa and monumentality.
