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Roman Epic

2018-07-17 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2018-07-17
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Book Synopsis Roman Epic by : M. von Albrecht

Download or read book Roman Epic written by M. von Albrecht. This book was released on 2018-07-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's approach to Roman epic is interpretative; the reader is invited to study a choice of typical texts, from the beginnings to the end of Antiquity. Famous poets are given the attention they deserve, but also some minor authors are discovered as precious 'missing links' between the ages. Special heed is paid to intertextual relationships between different epochs, cultures, literary genres, linguistic and literary patterns. The book is meant for students and teachers of classical and modern literatures, but also for all those interested in the history of literary genres and cultural ideas.

Roman Epic

2003-09-02 History
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Release : 2003-09-02
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Roman Epic by : Anthony J. Boyle

Download or read book Roman Epic written by Anthony J. Boyle. This book was released on 2003-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Roman Epic

2003-09-02 History
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Release : 2003-09-02
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Roman Epic by : Anthony J. Boyle

Download or read book Roman Epic written by Anthony J. Boyle. This book was released on 2003-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished Latinists examine the formation and evolution of Roman epic from its beginnings in the third century BC to the high Italian Renaissance.

Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition

2012-05-24 History
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Release : 2012-05-24
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition by : Catherine Ware

Download or read book Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition written by Catherine Ware. This book was released on 2012-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical importance of Claudian as writer of panegyric and propaganda for the court of Honorius is well established but his poetry has been comparatively neglected: only recently has his work been the subject of modern literary criticism. Taking as its starting point Claudian's claim to be the heir to Virgil, this book examines his poetry as part of the Roman epic tradition. Discussing first what we understand by epic and its relevance for late antiquity, Catherine Ware argues that, like Virgil and later Roman epic poets, Claudian analyses his contemporary world in terms of classical epic. Engaging intertextually with his literary predecessors, Claudian updates concepts such as furor and concordia, redefining Romanitas to exclude the increasingly hostile east, depicting enemies of the west as new Giants and showing how the government of Honorius and his chief minister, Stilicho, have brought about a true golden age for the west.

The Cambridge Companion to the Epic

2010-04-22 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2010-04-22
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to the Epic by : Catherine Bates

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Epic written by Catherine Bates. This book was released on 2010-04-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every great civilisation from the Bronze Age to the present day has produced epic poems. Epic poetry has always had a profound influence on other literary genres, including its own parody in the form of mock-epic. This Companion surveys over four thousand years of epic poetry from the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh to Derek Walcott's postcolonial Omeros. The list of epic poets analysed here includes some of the greatest writers in literary history in Europe and beyond: Homer, Virgil, Dante, Camões, Spenser, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats and Pound, among others. Each essay, by an expert in the field, pays close attention to the way these writers have intimately influenced one another to form a distinctive and cross-cultural literary tradition. Unique in its coverage of the vast scope of that tradition, this book is an essential companion for students of literature of all kinds and in all ages.

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