Patterns of Redemption in Virgil's Georgics

Klappentext This 1999 study seeks to understand Virgil's Georgics in terms of the cultural and political upheavals in Rome. Zusammenfassung This is a 1999 study of one of the most famous poems of Roman literature. By close reading of selected passages from the Georgics the author seeks to understand the work in terms of the cultural and political upheavals which were afflicting Rome at the time of its composition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Prima ab Origine: 1. The Old Man of the Sea; 2. Aristeia; Part II. Mirabile Dictu: 3. Ox and paradox; 4. Poeta creatus; Postscript: Sphragis; Appendix I. Proteus and Proteus; Appendix II. 4.400; Appendix III. Sparsere per agros.

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• Authors: Llewelyn Morgan, Morgan Llewelyn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2010
• EAN: 9780521155120
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15512-0
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets