Every dog has their poem: readings in the Cynegetica of Grattius and Nemesianus

This dissertation provides a reading of two Latin didactic poems on hunting, the Cynegetica of Grattius (poem c. 8 CE) and Nemesianus (poem c. 283-4 CE), using an intertextual lens to establish these neglected authors as worthy members of the literary canon. Intertextual analysis also serves to detail Grattius and Nemesianus’ creative use of metapoetic language and imagery as well as poetic devices such as the invocation of the muses, praeteritio, chorographia (topographic lists), and assertions of poetic originality. Dogs and other animals have an elevated status in these texts, possessing agency and intellectual capabilities while carrying out their hunting duties but also in appearing as poets, culture heroes, and judges.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Classical Philology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Stanull, Jennifer Anne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Williams, Craig
• Traill, Ariana
• Walters, Brian
• Bosak-Schroeder, Clara

• Grattius
• Nemesianus
• Cynegetica
• Vergil
• Georgics
• Ovid
• Didactic Poetry
• Latin Poetry
• Intertextuality
• Metapoetics
• Animals in Greco-Roman literature
• Ancient Medicine

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2022 Jennifer Stanull

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115538

OAI record oai:identifier

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