In the image of the ancestors : narratives of kinship in Flavian epic /

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Neil W. Bernstein argues that four Roman epic poems contain depictions of kinship that are significantly different from earlier epic and examines these representations in the context of the social, political, and aesthetic changes of the early Imperial period.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bernstein, Neil W., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Latín
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo, NY : University of Toronto Press, ©2008.
Series:Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 48.
Subjects:
Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, > active 1st century.
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius)
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.
Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, > 1er siècle.
Stace.
69-96
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Kinship in literature.
Families in literature.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
Parenté dans la littérature.
Familles dans la littérature.
POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Epic poetry, Latin.
Rome > History > Flavians, 69-96.
Rome > Histoire > 69-96 (Flaviens)
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Kinship as narrative
  • 2. Valerius' Argonautica : kinship and power
  • 3. Statius' Thebaid
  • 4. Statius' Achilleid : nature and nurture
  • 5. Silius' Punica : kinship and the state
  • 6. From family to nation : descent and ethnicity in Flavian epic
  • 7. The poetics of kinship.

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