Silius Italicus and the tradition of the Roman historical epos:

"The aim of this volume is to study Silius' poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian's panegyri...

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Weitere Verfasser: Augoustakis, Antony 1950- (HerausgeberIn), Fucecchi, Marco 1964- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2022
Schriftenreihe:Mnemosyne supplements volume 458
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Zusammenfassung:"The aim of this volume is to study Silius' poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian's panegyrical epic in late antiquity, shedding light on its 'inclusiveness' and its peculiar, internal dialectic between antiquarian taste and problematic actualization. This is an innovative attempt to connect epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries"--
Beschreibung:XI, 299 Seiten
ISBN:9789004518490

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