| The Complete Critical Assembly: The Collected White Dwarf (And GM, and GMI) Sf Review Columns Contributor(s): Langford, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1587153300 ISBN-13: 9781587153303 Publisher: Brownstone Books OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.12" W x 9.04" (1.15 lbs) 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new collection of essays, commissioned from a range of scholars across the world, takes as its theme the reception of Rome's greatest poet in a time of profound cultural change. Amid the rise of Christianity, the changing status of the city of Rome, and the emergence of new governing classes, Vergil remained a bedrock of Roman education and identity. This volume considers the different ways in which Vergil was read, understood and appropriated; by poets, commentators, Church fathers, orators and historians. The introduction outlines the cultural and historical contexts. Twelve chapters dedicated to individual writers or genres, and the contributors make use of a wide range of approaches from contemporary reception theory. An epilogue concludes the volume. |