Exemplary epic : Silius Italicus' Punica / Ben Tipping.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tipping, Ben.

Series:

Oxford classical monographs.

Oxford classical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica.

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.

Epic poetry--History and criticism.

Epic poetry.

Latin poetry--History and criticism.

Latin poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The force of example was a distinctive determiner of Roman identity. However, examples always rely upon the response of an audience, and are dependent upon context. Even where the example presented is positive, we cannot always suppress any negative associations it may also carry. In this study of the representation of certain central characters in Silius Italicus' Punica, Ben Tipping considers the virtues and vices they embody, their status as exemplars, and the process bywhich Silius as epic poet heroizes, demonizes, and establishes models. Tipping argues that example is a vital source of si

Contents:

Contents; Editions and Abbreviations; 1. Exordium; 2. Perspective and Paradigm; 3. Hannibal; 4. Fabius Maximus Cunctator; 5. Scipio Africanus Maior; 6. Upending; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

1-282-60068-0

9786612600685

0-19-157640-9

OCLC:

649833565