At 5:47 PM +0100 6/24/1999, TA Saunders, Department of Classics & Ancient History wrote: >Dear List, > >Two areas of interest which are currently occupying me in my study of >the Eclogues are their relationship to pictorial art and to the Roman >theatre. I have already found a number of articles and books which >touch upon these subjects (such as E.W.Leach, Berg, etc.), but would >like to take them both a lot further. > >On the pictorial front, I am looking for paintings/vases/etc from about >the 1st century B.C to the early years of the next millenium, which >might either have inspired these poems or in turn have been inspired by >them. > >As for the theatrical dimension, I am interested in seeing how these >poems (which might, after all, have been performed) could have been >influenced by the stage directions and the scenic backdrops of the >Roman and Italian theatre. > >Any suggestions of any kind (including further bibliography, websites, >images,etc) will be greatly appreciated! > >Best Wishes >Tim >---------------------- >TA Saunders, Department of Classics & Ancient History >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You might want to check out an article by Thomas D. Kohn, "An Early Stage in Vergil's Career", forthcoming sometime this year in "Classical World." In it Tom argues that the "Eclogues" were originally stage pieces, not book-poetry that was later staged. JMP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
