Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 61 p. Includes abstract.

Habilitationsschrift - Erlangen-Nürnberg. / Bibliography: p. 230-239.

Thesis (MA) -- Stellenbosch University, 1977. / No Abstract Available

The application of persona theory to the poetry of Horace is a well-established method of critical analysis, but in Horace’s love poems we can also distinguish various erotic voices. The Odes and Epodes of Horace feature several distinct sexual personae as the speakers of the poems. Horace the Lothario is a witty, didactic, slightly detached expert on love and erotic behavior. Horace the Excluded Lover is a gloomy failure at love who desires someone he cannot have. Horace the Ephebophile seeks as the object of his erotic desire a young man generally older than traditional Roman pederasty would suggest, but this desire is coded and suppressed. Horace the Moralist, possibly in ironic relation to the other three, attacks loose sexual morals and praises Augustus for returning chastity and monogamy to Rome. Finally, the sexual personae of some of Horace’s poems defy simple categorization and must be analyzed more closely in order to explain the nature of the speaker. This methodology, the division into sexual personae, allows us to give a fresh critical appraisal to Horace’s erotic poetry. / text

The subject of this dissertation is the life achievement of Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998). The study follows two tracks, one literary focused on the poetry and biography of the poet, and one historical focused on the concurrent political and social developments in the Arab world in the twentieth century. The two tracks contextualize and elucidate each other to form a mega-narrative of Arab life in modern times. The narrative begins by investigating the intellectual world in which Nizar grew up, continues on to examine his unique personal and familial makeup as well as the social and political context of the times, then proceeds to analyze his poetic achievement as it unfolded. In so doing, a picture emerges of the Arab experience in modern times as reflected in Nizar's own creative experience and tumultuous life.The narrative concentrates initially on Syria, more specifically on Damascus, being the birthplace and the breeding ground where the poet's character was first shaped. But once the poet leaves on his many journeys, a wider perspective is adopted to highlight the many other influences that ultimately went into his making, reverting back to Syria insomuch as it continued to influence the poet's unfolding narrative. Although a chronological line threads through the work starting from the poet's birth in 1923 to his passing in 1998, this line is accentuated throughout the life of the poet by the many places he lived in - cities that left their distinctive mark on his consciousness and poetry. As such, the mega-narrative, much like a journey, sets a background of progressive time against a foreground of places that give meaning to the timeline. In general terms, this study views the life of Nizar Qabbani in three interrelated and overlapping stages: a sensuous period (1923-52) that can be poetically described as local, direct, masculine, confident, and joyful; a period of social responsibility (1952-1973) that can be described as mixed, confused, itinerant, transvestite (both feminine and masculine), rebellious and conformist, happy and unhappy at the same time; and an exilic period (1973-1998): committed, feminine, rebellious, esoteric, melancholic and despairing.

Este trabalho visa à análise das poesias eróticas e satíricas de Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage e de sua repercussão na sociedade portuguesa do século XVIII. A ironia, por definição, propõe a inversão de enunciados, negando o contrário daquilo que se afirma ou vice-versa. Mas, tal recurso, largamente empregado pelo Poeta, extrapola a mera função de figura de pensamento, uma vez que, potencializando um poderoso arsenal crítico, propicia a construção de um discurso desestabilizador, cuja intenção é colocar em xeque a ideologia oficial. A lírica bocagiana, em sua vertente erótica e satírica, vale-se do deboche, do escracho ou da sátira desbocada para colocar às claras a distinção entre essência e aparência, em uma sociedade cuja moral se constrói a partir das crenças religiosas nem sempre professadas, quer pelo corpo social como um todo, quer pelo clero, guardião desta moral. Examinaremos, neste trabalho, os modos de representação discursiva inscritos nesta poesia. Bocage ultrapassou as fronteiras de seu tempo em poemas cuja licenciosidade, muitas vezes, não esconde uma ponta de amargura e sofrimento. Dividido entre dois mundos: o árcade, sob o signo da razão, constituído de regras rígidas; e o romântico, regido pela paixão, Elmano não esconde o desconcerto, que procura na clandestinidade a via possível para a expansão de um espírito revoltado / This work aims at the analysis of the erotic and satirical poetry of Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage and its impact on portuguese society of the eighteenth century. The irony, by definition, suggests a reversal of statements denying the opposite of what is stated or vice versa. But such a feature, widely used by Poet, overcomes the mere function of figure of thought, since, leveraging a powerful critical arsenal, allows the construction of a destabilizing discourse, intended to checkmate the official ideology. The bocagiana lyrical, satirical and erotic in their shed, it is debauchery, the escrache or foul-mouthed satire to put the clear distinction between essence and appearance, in a society whose moral is built from the religious beliefs do not always professed, either by the social body as a whole, either by the clergy, this moral guardian. Examine in this work, inscribed discursive modes of representation in this poetry. Bocage beyond the borders of their time in poems whose licentiousness often does not hide a hint of bitterness and suffering. Divided between two worlds: the arcade, under the sign of reason, consists of rigid rules; and the romantic, governed by passion, Elmano does not hide the bewilderment, looking in hiding the possible route to the expansion of an angry spirit

Este trabalho visa à análise das poesias eróticas e satíricas de Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage e de sua repercussão na sociedade portuguesa do século XVIII. A ironia, por definição, propõe a inversão de enunciados, negando o contrário daquilo que se afirma ou vice-versa. Mas, tal recurso, largamente empregado pelo Poeta, extrapola a mera função de figura de pensamento, uma vez que, potencializando um poderoso arsenal crítico, propicia a construção de um discurso desestabilizador, cuja intenção é colocar em xeque a ideologia oficial. A lírica bocagiana, em sua vertente erótica e satírica, vale-se do deboche, do escracho ou da sátira desbocada para colocar às claras a distinção entre essência e aparência, em uma sociedade cuja moral se constrói a partir das crenças religiosas nem sempre professadas, quer pelo corpo social como um todo, quer pelo clero, guardião desta moral. Examinaremos, neste trabalho, os modos de representação discursiva inscritos nesta poesia. Bocage ultrapassou as fronteiras de seu tempo em poemas cuja licenciosidade, muitas vezes, não esconde uma ponta de amargura e sofrimento. Dividido entre dois mundos: o árcade, sob o signo da razão, constituído de regras rígidas; e o romântico, regido pela paixão, Elmano não esconde o desconcerto, que procura na clandestinidade a via possível para a expansão de um espírito revoltado / This work aims at the analysis of the erotic and satirical poetry of Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage and its impact on portuguese society of the eighteenth century. The irony, by definition, suggests a reversal of statements denying the opposite of what is stated or vice versa. But such a feature, widely used by Poet, overcomes the mere function of figure of thought, since, leveraging a powerful critical arsenal, allows the construction of a destabilizing discourse, intended to checkmate the official ideology. The bocagiana lyrical, satirical and erotic in their shed, it is debauchery, the escrache or foul-mouthed satire to put the clear distinction between essence and appearance, in a society whose moral is built from the religious beliefs do not always professed, either by the social body as a whole, either by the clergy, this moral guardian. Examine in this work, inscribed discursive modes of representation in this poetry. Bocage beyond the borders of their time in poems whose licentiousness often does not hide a hint of bitterness and suffering. Divided between two worlds: the arcade, under the sign of reason, consists of rigid rules; and the romantic, governed by passion, Elmano does not hide the bewilderment, looking in hiding the possible route to the expansion of an angry spirit

Latin erotic poetry is an important genre recording surviving examples of male friendship. This report argues that a specific group of poems involving the poet and his powerful friend should be identified and studied separately as a sub-genre. Drawing examples largely from Horace, Catullus and Propertius, I argue that homosocial erotic poetry exploits the same repertoire of generic conventions as erotic poetry, but reshapes some of them for different functions. To articulate the erotic emphasis and the generic concern of this report, Eve Sedgwick’s notion of “homosocial desire” (1985) is introduced. The concept of homosociality is useful in revealing how male desire in our sub-genre has an erotic tinge and functions to foster the social bond of male friendship, but precludes the homoerotic possibility. Chapter One introduces the important terms and methodology chosen for this study, while Chapters Two to Four define and describe three distinctive features of the sub-genre. Chapter Two is devoted to showing that sermo amatorius, the “love speech” often featured in romantic relationships, can be assimilable to the structure of male homosocial relations. Chapters Three and Four examine how the sub-genre reshapes the recusatio and the topos of wealth to negotiate the tension of desire between the poets and their powerful friends. Ultimately, this report argues that male homosocial desire motivates the sub-generic conventions and thereby the seemingly disparate poems constitute a coherent sub-generic classification. / text

Based on the author's Thesis (Ph. D.--University of Keele), 1993. / Spine title: Seduction and repetition in Ovid's Ars amatoria II. Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and indexes.

Based on the author's Thesis (Ph. D.--University of Keele), 1993. / Spine title: Seduction and repetition in Ovid's Ars amatoria II. Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and indexes. Also issued online.