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The Epic Successors of Virgil

- A Study in the Dynamics of a Tradition

About The Epic Successors of Virgil

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. All Latin is translated.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521425629
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 144
  • Published:
  • December 16, 1992
  • Dimensions:
  • 203x129x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 168 g.
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Description of The Epic Successors of Virgil

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. All Latin is translated.

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