Secretis bene uiuere siluis: Studies in Latin Literature in Honour of Robert Maltby

This volume presents essays written in honour of Robert Maltby, Emeritus Professor of Latin at the University of Leeds. It offers a rich collection of modern scholarship covering a wide range of literary genres in Latin literature, spanning from Augustan times up to the Italian Renaissance. The value of this volume lies in its inclusion of new interpretations of well-discussed texts from the past, shedding light on texts that have recently garnered scholarly attention and sparked lively discussions. Fifteen essays reflect the main areas of scholarship and interests of the honoree in a variety of Roman literary genres, with special focus on the Corpus Tibullianum, but also on etymologising and textual criticism. The collection is not exclusively intended for classicists, historical linguists, and textual critics. By providing insightful discussions and fresh interpretations of themes and issues in Latin literature from a contemporary perspective, it also appeals to anyone interested in Mediterranean studies, the socio-cultural aspects of literature, and comparative literature.

About the Author :
Stratis Kyriakidis was Emeritus Professor of Latin Literature at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He authored Roman Sensitivity: A Contribution to the Study of the Artistic Receptiveness and Creativity of the Romans (146-31BC) (1986) [in Greek]; Narrative Structure and Poetics in the Aeneid: The Frame of Book 6 (Bari, 1998); and Catalogues of Proper Names in Latin Epic Poetry: Lucretius – Virgil – Ovid (Pierides I, 2007). He edited (with Francesco De Martino) Middles in Latin Poetry (2004) and Libera Fama: An endless Journey (Pierides VI, 2016). He was the founding editor of the Pierides series, along with Professor Philip Hardie and Professor Antonis Petrides. His publications mainly focus on Latin literature of the late Republican and Augustan periods, on Manilius' Astronomica and on Latin centos.Charilaos N. Michalopoulos is Associate Professor of Latin at Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. His research interests focus on Ovid, the Roman epigram, ecofeminism in Latin poetry, and Modern Greek reception of Latin literature. He has published widely on the Corpus Priapeorum, gender in Roman elegy, and Ovid's Heroides. His most recent publication is Ovid, Heroides (1-15): Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary (2021, in Greek) [co-authored with V. Vaiopoulos and A.N. Michalopoulos].