Writing Exile
Author | : Jan Felix Gaertner |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004155152 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004155155 |
Rating | : 4/5 (155 Downloads) |
Download or read book Writing Exile written by Jan Felix Gaertner and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume explores how Greek and Latin authors perceive and present their own (real or metaphorical) exile and employ exile as a powerful trope to express estrangement, elicit readerly sympathy, and question political power structures.