Allusion and Allegory : Studies in the]Ciris[.
The Ciris has received a certain amount of scholarly attention during the twentieth century, but on the whole has failed to meet with an adequate appreciation. This book aims to vindicate the Ciris, mainly by exploring its use of pre-Virgilian poetic texts largely ignored in previous scholarship. Th...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston, GERMANY :
De Gruyter,
2016
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| Series: | Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ;
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. The proem ; 2. Beginning from the beginning ; 3. The night episode ; 4. Heroic deeds ; 5. An epic voyage ; 6. The metamorphosis ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index of passages cited.
