Pompeii's Ashes: The Reception of the Cities Buried by Vesuvius in Literature, Music, and Drama

Eric Moormann

Published by De Gruyter 2015

Pompeii's Ashes

The Reception of the Cities Buried by Vesuvius in Literature, Music, and Drama

Eric Moormann

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614518730

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Although there are many works dealing with Pompeii and Herculaneum, none of them try to encompass the entire spectrum of material related to its reception in popular imagination. Pompeii’s Ashes surveys a broad variety of such works, ranging from travelogues between ca. 1740 and 2010 to 250 years of fiction, including stage works, music, and films. The first two chapters provide an in-depth analysis of the excavation history and an overview of the reflections of travelers. The six remaining chapters discuss several clearly-defined genres: historical novels with pagan tendencies, and those with Christians and Jews as protagonists, contemporary adventures, time traveling, mock manuscripts, and works dedicated to Vesuvius. “Pompeii’s Ashes” demonstrates how the eternal fascination with the oldest still-running archaeological projects in the world began, developed, and continue until now.

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Eric M. Moormann, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Reviews

"Der Verfasser der vorliegenden Studie, der Archäologie-Professor Eric Moorman, hat es sich nun zur Aufgabe gemacht, in einem außerordentlich materialreichen Buch das gesamte Spektrum der literarischen, künstlerischen und dramatischen Rezeption der antiken Stadt aufzufächern. [...] der Verfasser [stellt] in Form eines Kompendiums so viele künstlerische Rezeptionen der durch den Ausbruch des Vesuvs begrabenen Städte dar, daß man als interessierter Leser den Band über die Jahre immer wieder zur Hand nehmen wird. [...] Eine materialreiche Studie, die sicher für manch einen Archäologen ebenso spannend und aufschlußreich ist wie für Literaturwissenschaftler aller Art sowie Liebhaber historischer Romane (und anderer Literatur), die speziell Pompeji auch und gerade im Medium der Fiktion kennenlernen wollen."
Till Kinzel in: Informationsmittel (IFB) : digitales Rezensionsorgan für Bibliothek und Wissenschaft [#4334] http://informationsmittel-fuer-bibliotheken.de/showfile.php?id=9109

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I From Treasure Hunting to Archaeological Dig. History of the Excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
II Travelers to the Vesuvian Cities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
III Pagan Pompeii in Fiction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
IV Jews and Christians in Pompeii Novels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
V Modern and Contemporary Visits to Pompeii in Fiction: A Perilous Affair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
VI Time Traveling to Ancient Pompeii Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
VII Real and Fictional Manuscripts from Pompeii and Herculaneum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
VIII Pompeii on Stage and Screen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
IX Herculaneum Under Vesuvius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
X Intimations of Pompeii: By Way of Envoy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Index of Names, Places, and Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in Pompeii and its history of reception.
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 488
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 15
Keywords: Pompeii; Vesuvius; Historical Novel; Reception Studies

eBook

Published: March 10, 2015
ISBN: 9781614518730

Hardcover

Published: March 13, 2015
ISBN: 9781614518853

Paperback

Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9781501515835