Epic and empire in Vespasianic Rome a new reading of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica
This volume offers a new interpretation of Flaccus' 'Argonautica', a Latin epic poem. Stover's approach to the text is both formalist and historicist as he seeks not only to elucidate Flaccus' dynamic appropriation of Lucan, but also to associate the 'Argonautica's...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012, 2012
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This volume offers a new interpretation of Flaccus' 'Argonautica', a Latin epic poem. Stover's approach to the text is both formalist and historicist as he seeks not only to elucidate Flaccus' dynamic appropriation of Lucan, but also to associate the 'Argonautica's formal gestures within a specific socio-political context |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780191741951 |