Brill's companion to Lucan /
Although it was labeled an anti-epic for trumping the celebratory scope of the Roman national epos, Lucan's Bellum Civile is a hymn to lost republican liberty composed under Nero's tyrannical empire. Lucan lost his life in a foiled conspiracy to replace the emperor, but his poem survived t...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
Series:
Brill's Companions to Classical Studies.
Brill's Companions in Classical Studies Online I, ISBN: 9789004219274.
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Call Number: PA6480 .B675 2011eb
| Summary: | Although it was labeled an anti-epic for trumping the celebratory scope of the Roman national epos, Lucan's Bellum Civile is a hymn to lost republican liberty composed under Nero's tyrannical empire. Lucan lost his life in a foiled conspiracy to replace the emperor, but his poem survived the wreckage of antiquity and enjoyed uninterrupted readership. The present collection samples the most current approaches to Lucan's poem, its themes, its dialogue with other texts, its reception in medieval and early modern literature, and its relevance to audiences of all times. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 625 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004217096 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |