The Elegies of Maximianus ed. by A. M. Juster (review)

The subject is old age, and Maximianus states that what was fitting/appropriate then (in youth) now (when he is old) carries guilt—a point he varies in the next couplet (103–4), diversos diversa iuvant: non omnibus annis / omnia conveniunt: res prius apta nocet. Juster offers details that help to ma...

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Published inJournal of Late Antiquity Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 258 - 260
Main Author McGill, Scott
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.04.2019
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Summary:The subject is old age, and Maximianus states that what was fitting/appropriate then (in youth) now (when he is old) carries guilt—a point he varies in the next couplet (103–4), diversos diversa iuvant: non omnibus annis / omnia conveniunt: res prius apta nocet. Juster offers details that help to make difficult moments in the text more legible, and that deepen the reading experience by illuminating significant features of Maximianus’ poetry and by discussing relevant contextual material. In some instances, Juster interprets the function and force of a parallel; at other points, he simply cites the echo, thus opening a way to further exploration of how the poet worked with and in the classical literary tradition and adapted it to his own purposes.
ISSN:1939-6716
1942-1273
1942-1273
DOI:10.1353/jla.2019.0014