“Buckley and Dinter must be commended for producing a Companion as stimulating as it is wide-ranging.” (Language & Literature, 1 October 2014)
“All the essays are clear, detailed and relevant… Buckley and Dinter must be commended for producing a Companion as stimulating as it is wide-ranging.” (Journal of Roman Studies, 17 October 2014)
“This book is a must-have for anyone working on the Neronian Age, but it will also be a valuable asset to those interested in Roman culture more broadly.” (Classical Journal, 9 May 2014)
“Many of its essays should become the standard discussions on the topic, whereas others gesture importantly toward future work to be done in the field. Moreover, the clarity of the chapters makes them suitable to be used pedagogically in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course.” (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 29 February 2014)
“It is very hard to do justice to this excellent addition to the series of Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. The editors have done a splendid job in selecting and organising the material, together with some helpful cross-referencing within the contributions.” (Journal of Classics Teaching, 1 June 2013)
“This is a terrific, up-to-date and hugely stimulating set of essays on Nero, that encompasses not only the historical and cultural contexts of his reign (including literature, art and architecture) but also the range of his receptions in later periods. Not only are the papers lively and theoretically informed, but they are by exactly the people one would want to read on these issues in the current age.”
Jas’ Elsner, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
“Boasting an excellent cast of contributors, this volume offers meticulous coverage of all aspects of the artistic and literary culture of the Neronian age, and many of the essays amount to state-of-the-art commentary on their given topics. It constitutes is an essential guide to the Neronian times.”
Gareth Williams, Columbia University
“A must-have for all serious Nerophiles, an authoritative yet engaging guide to the emperor’s life and times, and, possibly an even nicer treat, to his fascinating afterlife.
Anthony Barrett, University of Heidelberg
“The volume constitutes a compelling overview of Nero and his outsize impact on Roman culture and society that will interest both classical scholars and enthusiasts of the cinematic Nero alike.”
Alison Keith, University of Toronto
From the Inside Flap
A Companion to the Neronian Age is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection of essays on the literature, history, archaeology and the reception of this period. Offering a careful balance of scholarly overview and new research, this collection presents an in-depth focus on individual works of art and text, but also ranges across broader aspects of Neronian rule—home affairs and international relations; the imperial image from cameo to colossus—as well as fresh perspectives, with chapters on religion, philosophy and reception. Making important research available in English for the first time, the Companion will serve as an authoritative overview and helpful resource for all levels of students and scholars.
From the Back Cover
A Companion to the Neronian Age is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection of essays on the literature, history, archaeology and the reception of this period. Offering a careful balance of scholarly overview and new research, this collection presents an in-depth focus on individual works of art and text, but also ranges across broader aspects of Neronian rule―home affairs and international relations; the imperial image from cameo to colossus―as well as fresh perspectives, with chapters on religion, philosophy and reception. Making important research available in English for the first time, the Companion will serve as an authoritative overview and helpful resource for all levels of students and scholars.
About the Author
Emma Buckley is Lecturer in Latin and Classical Studies at the University of St. Andrews. She has published on post-Virgilian epic, Maffeo Vegio and Christopher Marlowe. She is currently writing a monograph on Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica.
Martin T. Dinter is Lecturer in Latin Literature and Language at King’s College London. He has published articles on Virgil, Horace, Lucan and Valerius Flaccus and is the author of a forthcoming monograph on Lucan’s Bellum Civile.
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