Musa pedestris : metre and meaning in Roman verse / Llewelyn Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Llewelyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin poetry--History and criticism.

Latin poetry.

Classical poetry--History and criticism.

Classical poetry.

Latin language--Metrics and rhythmics.

Physical Description:

vi, 412 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

A characteristic of Greek and Latin poetry (sometimes an intimidating one) is the variety of metrical shapes it can adopt. Llewelyn Morgan offers an accessible account of some of the most common of these metres in Roman poetry, and explains how the poets can exploit them to support,supplement, or indeed drive the meaning of the poems they carry. Metre is revealed as an aspect of Roman poetry which is every bit as creative as its word play, and new insights are given to a range of Roman poems, from reassessments of familiar poems by Catullus and Horace to explanations of theremarkable artistry underlying less mainstream works by Martial, Statius, and Lucilius.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199554188

0199554188

OCLC:

471822456