Epic Distilled - Studies in the Composition of the Aeneid

Zusatztext Horsfall's slender book offers a splendid investigation of the manner in which Vergil composed the Aeneid and the manner in which it was received by his audience. Through its richness Epic Distilled raises many questions for future research, such as about variation in Vergil's audience or the effect of the poet's disguising of his inventions, while, at the same time, its numerous examples provide enticing points from which to begin. Horsfall allows us to overhear Vergil's intellectual dialogue with his readers, and it is a conversation that all those interested in the Aeneid, Vergil, or Roman literature and culture will want to join themselves. Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Horsfall is Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. Klappentext The Epic Distilled is a rich exploration of Virgil's use of sources in the Aeneid, considering elements of history, geography, mythology, and ethnography, and offering readers a fresh approach to understanding the full intellectual texture of Virgil's epic poem. Zusammenfassung The Epic Distilled is a rich exploration of Virgil's use of sources in the Aeneid, considering elements of history, geography, mythology, and ethnography, and offering readers a fresh approach to understanding the full intellectual texture of Virgil's epic poem. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Bibliography 1: To Peel the Artichoke 2: 'Ceaselessly Wrangling in the Bird-Cage of the Muses' 3: Doctus et lector 4: Erudition and Invention 5: The Invention of Myth 6: Inconsistencies 7: Signposts by the Wayside 8: So the Story Goes 9: The Poet as Jackdaw, and the Role of Anachronisms 10: An Epic of Many Voices Index

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• Autori: Nicholas Horsfall, Nicholas (Honorary Professor in Classics Horsfall, Nicholas (Honorary Professor in Classics and Ancient History Horsfall, Horsfall Nicholas
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.02.2016
• EAN: 9780198758877
• ISBN: 978-0-19-875887-7
• Pagine: 178
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Social and cultural anthropology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Roman religion and mythology, Roman religion & mythology