Graffiti and the literary landscape in Roman Pompeii
Book • 2014
Kristina Milnor's work analyses the graffiti of Pompeii to show how informal inscriptions intersect with literary texts and public spaces.
The book explores how ordinary people engaged with, echoed, and transformed literary culture in their everyday writing.
Milnor situates graffiti within the broader literary landscape, arguing that these inscriptions offer important evidence for popular knowledge and use of literature.
Through close readings and archaeological context, she reveals graffiti as a dynamic medium shaping collective memory and local identity.
The study has become a key reference for understanding literacy, readership, and the interplay of elite and popular textual practices in Roman towns.
The book explores how ordinary people engaged with, echoed, and transformed literary culture in their everyday writing.
Milnor situates graffiti within the broader literary landscape, arguing that these inscriptions offer important evidence for popular knowledge and use of literature.
Through close readings and archaeological context, she reveals graffiti as a dynamic medium shaping collective memory and local identity.
The study has become a key reference for understanding literacy, readership, and the interplay of elite and popular textual practices in Roman towns.
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Recommended by the hosts as a detailed scholarly study of Pompeian graffiti, mentioned in the episode's further reading.
Roman Graffiti: The Writing on the Wall
