Argum Ent
bellum
Bellum Civile
Bellum Punicum
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civile
classical literature
Comm Ent
De Arte Poetica
De Raptu Proserpinae
Ennian Epic
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evolution of Roman epic poetry
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Furius Bibaculus
Gesta Ottonis
Hellenistic Epic
Hesiodic Shield
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ILI
italicus
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Jup Iter
Jupiter
Latin Epic
Latin poetry
literary criticism
Medieval Epic
moral philosophy
political symbolism
Renaissance humanism
Roman Epic
Roman Epic Tradition
Secular Games
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Silius Italicus
Tem Porary
Tem Pore
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Unnatural Compression
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Valerius Flaccus
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138411029
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
