Abstract / Description of output
This chapter shows how the stories of the inventors Dercylos and Hagnon are configured in such a way as to speak for the poet himself. By means of language which consistently emits a metapoetic charge, Grattius can be seen to use these obscure figures to explore his own (equally obscure) identity and role as teacher of hunting. Moreover, through conscious engagement with Lucretius and (especially) the figures of Aristaeus and Orpheus from the fourth book of Virgil’s Georgics, Grattius appears to speak through Dercylos and Hagnon to project a supremely confident praeceptor figure who executes his pedagogical mission with no misgivings
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Grattius |
| Subtitle of host publication | Hunting an Augustan Poet |
| Editors | Steven Green |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 193-211 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198789017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Mar 2018 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Grattius
- Dercylos
- Hagnon
- metapoetic
- Lucretius
- Virgil
- Georgics
- teacher
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Donncha O'Rourke
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Senior Lecturer
- Classics
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