Abstract
What is a paratext, and where can we find it in a Roman text? What kind of space does a paratext occupy, and how does this space relate to the text and its contexts? How do we interpret Roman texts 'paratextually'? And what does this approach suggest about a work's original modes of plotting meaning, or the assumptions that underpin our own interpretation? These questions are central to the conceptual and practical concerns of the volume, which offers a synoptic study of Roman paratextuality and its exegesis within the broad sphere of Roman studies. Its contributions, which span literary, epigraphic and visual culture, focus on a wide variety of paratextual features - e.g. titles and inter-titles, prefaces, indices, inscriptions, closing statements, decorative and formalistic details - and other paratextual phenomena, such as the frames that can be plotted at various intersections of a text's formal organization.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Cambridge |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 1107024366 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781107024366 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Mar 2014 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition
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Dr Laura Jansen
- Department of Classics & Ancient History - Associate Professor in Classics & Comparative Literature
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