Lucan's Egyptian civil war /

Explores how a cultural clash between traditional Pharaonic and latter-day Ptolemaic Egypt is used to mirror the Roman civil war.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tracy, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Lucan, > 39-65. > Pharsalia > Criticism and interpretation.
Pharsalia (Lucan)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Anciente & Classical.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The comforts of distance
  • Part one: Pompey in Egypt
  • See Pompey run
  • The fatal case for Egypt
  • Memphis versus Alexandria
  • Part two: Caesar in Egypt
  • A pilgrim's progress?
  • The context of Acoreus
  • The lessons of Acoreus
  • Memphis versus Alexandria II
  • Conclusion: From seclusion to solidarity.

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