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

Stanull, Jennifer Anne

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Title
Every dog has their poem: readings in the Cynegetica of Grattius and Nemesianus
Author(s)
Stanull, Jennifer Anne
Issue Date
2022-04-12
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Williams, Craig
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Williams, Craig
Committee Member(s)
  • Traill, Ariana
  • Walters, Brian
  • Bosak-Schroeder, Clara
Department of Study
Classics
Discipline
Classical Philology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Grattius
  • Nemesianus
  • Cynegetica
  • Vergil, Georgics
  • Ovid
  • Didactic Poetry
  • Latin Poetry
  • Intertextuality
  • Metapoetics
  • Animals in Greco-Roman literature
  • Ancient Medicine
Abstract
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.
Graduation Semester
2022-05
Type of Resource
Thesis
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