The epic distilled : studies in the composition of the Aeneid / Nicholas Horsfall.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Horsfall, Nicholas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Virgil. Aeneis.
• Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
• Aeneis (Virgil).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover ; The Epic Distilled: Studies in the Composition of the Aeneid; Copyright ; Dedication ; Preface; Contents; Bibliography; 1: To peel the artichoke; CH. 1; APPENDIX 1; CH. 1; APPENDIX 2; 2: 'Ceaselessly wrangling in the bird -cageof the Muses'; CH. 2; APPENDIX 1; CH. 2; APPENDIX 2; 3: Doctus et lector; 4: Erudition and invention; 5: The invention of myth; CH 5; APPENDIX 1; 6: Inconsistencies; CONCLUSION; CH. 6; APPENDIX 1; 7: Signposts by the wayside; 8: So the story goes; 9: The poet as jackdaw, and the role of anachronisms; CH. 9; APPENDIX 1; 10: An epic of many voices; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 0-19-181869-0
• 0-19-107639-2