Winter, Heidelberg, 2016. 281p. Hard bound. Series: Bibliothek der klassischen Altertumswissenschaften, Neue Folge, 2. Reihe, Volume, 148. Gegenst�nde, die als Geschenke, Insignien, Pfand oder Beute ihre Besitzer wechseln, und reziproke soziale Vorg�nge finden sich in Vergils Werken, insbesondere in den Eklogen und der Aeneis, allerorten. In dieser Studie wird im Dialog mit kultur- und literaturwissenschaftlichen Ans�tzen und mit Blick auf archaische und hellenistische Vorlagetexte die strukturell-poetische Bedeutung dieser Gaben herausgearbeitet. So wird der pastorale Monolog mit Schenkstrategien der Verausgabung in Verbindung gebracht und der bukolische Wechselgesang mit Techniken der �bersteigerung und des Ausgleichs erkl�rt. In der Aeneis verdienen die soziale Einbettung der Binnenerz�hlungen und die Biographie der Dinge besondere Beachtung, aber auch Fragen der narrativen Motivierung, der 'closure' und der 'translatio religionis' in ihrem jeweiligen Bezug zu den Gaben. Zusammengef�hrt werden diese verschiedenen Aspekte in einer Analyse des Schilds, den Venus ihrem Sohn Aeneas �berreicht. Materialit�t und Reziprozit�t erweisen sich so als integrale Bestandteile der vergilischen Poetik. (Publisher's information).

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Title: Vergils Gaben. Materialit�t, Reziprozit�t und Poetik in den Eklogen und der Aeneis.
Publisher: Universitaetsverlag Winter
Publication Date: 2016
Language: German
ISBN 10: 3825364623
ISBN 13: 9783825364625
Binding: Hardcover

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English summary: Objects, which change hands as gifts, insignia, collateral or loot, and as part of reciprocal social processes, are found throughout the works of the Roman poet Virgil, especially in the "Eclogues" and the "Aeneid." While previous investigations into this subject have opened up these literary sites in terms of historical discourse, or with a view to their literary predecessors in the Archaic and Hellenistic periods, in this study the structural-poetic meaning of the gifts are worked out in dialogue with cultural and literary approaches. Thus, the pastoral monologue is brought into union with the gift-giving strategies of largesse, and the bucolic antiphony is clarified with the techniques of excess and balance. In the "Aeneid," the social investment in the embedded narratives, and the "Biography of the Thing," merit particular attention, but also questions concerning the narrative motivation of "enclosure" (closure) and the "transfer of religion" (translatio religionis), in their respective connections to material gifts, are given specific consideration. These different aspects are merged in an analysis of the shield, which Venus gives to her son Aeneas. Materiality and reciprocity prove to be integral components in Virgilian poetics. German description: Gegenstande, die als Geschenke, Insignien, Pfand oder Beute ihre Besitzer wechseln, und reziproke soziale Vorgange finden sich in Vergils Werken, insbesondere in den 'Eklogen' und der 'Aeneis', aller Orten. Wahrend bisherige Untersuchungen diese Stellen diskurshistorisch oder mit Blick auf ihre archaischen und hellenistischen Vorlagetexte erschlossen haben, wird in dieser Studie im Dialog mit kultur- und literaturwissenschaftlichen Ansatzen die strukturell-poetische Bedeutung dieser Gaben herausgearbeitet. So wird der pastorale Monolog mit Schenkstrategien der Verausgabung in Verbindung gebracht und der bukolische Wechselgesang mit Techniken der Ubersteigerung und des Ausgleichs erklart. In der 'Aeneis' verdienen die soziale Einbettung der Binnenerzahlungen und die 'Biographie der Dinge' besondere Beachtung, aber auch Fragen der narrativen Motivierung, der 'closure' und der 'translatio religionis' in ihrem jeweiligen Bezug zu den Gaben. Zusammengefuhrt werden diese verschiedenen Aspekte in einer Analyse des Schilds, den Venus ihrem Sohn Aeneas uberreicht. Materialitat und Reziprozitat erweisen sich so als integrale Bestandteile der vergilischen Poetik.

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"This stimulating volume will be of real interest to interpreters of Vergil, and its methodological lessons can well be applied to other Latin texts; I have discussed here only a selection of its rich interpretations, which make even the most seasoned Vergilian reader see familiar passages in a new and illuminating light." --Stephen Harrison, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017.04.18

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