Lucan's "Bellum Civile" : Between Epic Tradition and Aesthetic Innovation.

Lucans Bellum Civile is one of the most impressive and unusual works of Silver Age Latin literature, and has been the subject of much research in recent years. In this volume well-known experts on Lucan examine the poetological, narratological and stylistic techniques the author employed to write on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hömke, Nicola
Otros Autores: Reitz, Christiane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Lucan, > 39-65. > Pharsalia.
Lucan, > 39-65 > Influence.
Lucan, > 39-65
Pharsalia (Lucan)
49-45 B.C
Civil war in literature.
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Guerre civile dans la littérature.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
Civil war in literature
Epic poetry, Latin
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
War and literature
Rome > History > Civil War, 49-45 B.C. > Literature and the war.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Lucans Bellum Civile is one of the most impressive and unusual works of Silver Age Latin literature, and has been the subject of much research in recent years. In this volume well-known experts on Lucan examine the poetological, narratological and stylistic techniques the author employed to write on the theme of civil war. The epic poem is at once both conforms to and exceeds the tradition of the genre, and confronts its readers with a new kind of aesthetic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (252 pages)
ISBN:9783110229486
311022948X

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