Latin historiography and poetry in the early empire : generic interactions /
This book, a sequel to Clio and the Poets (Brill 2002), takes as its point of departure Quintilian's statement that 'historiography is very close to the poets': it examines not only how verse interfaces with historical texts but also how first-century AD Roman historians engage with i...
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Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
321.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.
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Call Number: PA6019 .L37 2010
| Summary: | This book, a sequel to Clio and the Poets (Brill 2002), takes as its point of departure Quintilian's statement that 'historiography is very close to the poets': it examines not only how verse interfaces with historical texts but also how first-century AD Roman historians engage with issues and patterns of thought central to contemporary poetry and with specific poetic texts. Included are substantive discussions of a wide range of authors, notably Lucan, Seneca, Statius, Pliny, Juvenal, Silius Italicus, and Tacitus. |
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| Item Description: | Papers presented at the "Proxima poetis: Latin historiography and poetry in the early empire" conference, held at the University of Virginia on April 11-12, 2008. Sequel to: Clio and the poets (Brill, 2002). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047430995 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |