The Epic Successors of Virgil

A Study in the Dynamics of a Tradition

By:

Philip Hardie

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Roman Literature and its Contexts

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This book is a critically sophisticated introduction to the epic tradition of the early Roman empire, specifically the epic poems of Ovid, Lucan, Statius, Valerius Flaccus, and Silius Italicus. It explores the use that they all make of the great Augustan epic of Virgil, the Aeneid. Instead of being feeble imitations of the great classic (a common critical viewpoint), these poems are shown to be dynamic works that use the Virgilian model creatively to reflect the moral and political issues of their own day. All Latin is translated.

Release date Australia

December 17th, 1992

Author

Philip Hardie

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

144

Series

Roman Literature and its Contexts

Dimensions

129x199x17

ISBN-13

9780521425629

Product ID

2510423

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