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This book aims to establish a method for addressing the issue of presence in Hellenistic and Roman poetry, focusing on how fictional worlds in poetry are made accessible to readers. The concept of presence here refers to the availability of these imaginative realms, which blend familiarity with otherworldliness, deeply rooted in the poets' realities. As readers, we experience a dual sensation of being transported to another world while also feeling the immediate impact of the poem’s address. The author introduces the concept of the fiction of occasion, a tool for understanding how these poems create complex presences and diverse experiences for readers. This phenomenon frames a poem as part of a material event or 'occasion,' inviting sensory engagement. Through close readings of key poets such as Callimachus, Bion, Catullus, Propertius, and Horace, the book examines this concept within first-person poetry from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE. Ultimately, it seeks to develop a new vocabulary for conceptualizing ancient poetry as an embodied experience, enhancing our understanding of how these works resonate with readers across time.
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The Fiction of Occasion in Hellenistic and Roman Poetry, Adrian Gramps
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- 2023
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