The Closure of Space in Roman Poetics: Empire’s Inward Turn

Victoria Rimell

An ambitious analysis of the Roman literary obsession with retreat and closed spaces, in the context of expanding empire.

HistoryHistory · medium confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismAward Category: PROSE Award for Classics and Ancient History -> Society & CultureEmpire & ColonialismEssays & Cultural Criticism
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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    Roman poetics reflects a literary obsession with retreat into closed spaces, which correlates with and is shaped by the empire’s inward turn.

    Model confidence 42%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

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