| The Epic Successors of Virgil: A Study in the Dynamics of a Tradition Contributor(s): Hardie, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139163744 ISBN-13: 9781139163743 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 873.010 |
| Series: Roman Literature and Its Contexts |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |