This book is a lively and provocative reading of the Roman poet Lucan (A.D. 39–65) which casts new light on the Pharsalia, his epic poem and only surviving work. The distinguished classicist W. R. Johnson demonstrates both the need to understand Lucan's epic on its own terms and the injustice o...

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1. Verfasser:	Johnson, W. R. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press [2019]
Schriftenreihe:	Cornell Studies in Classical Philology 47
Schlagworte:	Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus > 39-65 > De bello civili HISTORY / Ancient / General Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism Heroes in literature Held Historische Persönlichkeit
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Zusammenfassung:	This book is a lively and provocative reading of the Roman poet Lucan (A.D. 39–65) which casts new light on the Pharsalia, his epic poem and only surviving work. The distinguished classicist W. R. Johnson demonstrates both the need to understand Lucan's epic on its own terms and the injustice of dismissing it as an inferior version of the Aeneid.Johnson looks closely at Lucan's treatment of the central figures of the epic, focusing on Lucan's sardonic style and fascination with horror. He concentrates on four larger-than-life figures—Erichtho, Cato, Pompey, and Caesar—whom he regards as central to Lucan's vision of the fall of the Republic; through them, he addresses the poem's themes and techniques. Placing special emphasis on the black farce characteristic of the poem, Johnson also deals with the grotesque aspects (for example, the snakes and the witch) that other critics have tended to ignore or to underplay as mere rhetoric
Beschreibung:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Sep 2019)
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ISBN:	9780801466878
DOI:	10.7591/9780801466878