
- 352 pages
- English
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Roman Epic
About this book
Roman epic is both index and critique of the foundational culture of the western world. It is one of Europe's most persistent and determinant poetic modes. In this book distinguished Latinists examine the formation and evolution of Roman epic from its beginnings in the third century BC to the high Italian Renaissance. Featuring a variety of methodologies and approaches, it clarifies the literary importance and political and moral meaning of Roman epic.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- I INTRODUCTION: THE ROMAN SONG
- II SATURNIAN EPIC: LIVIUS AND NAEVIUS
- III FROM GREECE TO ROME: ENNIUSā ANNALES
- IV NEOTERIC EPIC: CATULLUS 64
- V THE CANONIC TEXT: VIRGILāS AENEID
- VI FORM CHANGED: OVIDāS METAMORPHOSES
- VII FORM EMPOWERED: LUCANāS PHARSALIA
- VIII FORM OPPOSED: ELEGY, EPIGRAM, SATIRE
- IX FORM REMADE/STATIUSā THEBAID
- X FLAVIAN VARIANT: MYTH. VALERIUSā ARGONAUTICA
- XI FLAVIAN VARIANT: HISTORY. SILIUSā PUNICA
- XII EPIC IN MIND: CLAUDIANāS DE RAPTU PROSERPINAE
- XIII AFTER ROME: MEDIEVAL EPIC
- XIV AFTER ROME: RENAISSANCE EPIC
- References
- General index
- Index of main passages discussed