Format:
XI, 215 S.
ISBN:
9789004229044
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne : Supplements 345
Content:
Allusions to the epic poets Virgil and Lucan in the writing of the Roman historian Tacitus (c. 55 - c. 120 C.E.) have long been noted. This monograph argues that Tacitus fashions himself as a rivaling literary successor to these poets; and that the emulative allusions to Virgil's 'Aeneid' and Lucan's 'Bellum Civile' in Books 1-3 of his inaugural historiographical work, the 'Histories', complement and build upon each other, and contribute significantly to the picture of repetitive, escalating civil war in the work. The argument is founded on the close reading of a series of related passages in the 'Histories', and it also broadens to consider certain narrative techniques and strategies that Tacitus shares with writers of epic
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Teilw. zugl.: Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Univ., Diss., 2007
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-90-04-23128-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120 Historiae
;
Lucanus, Marcus Annaeus 39-65 De bello civili
;
Vergilius Maro, Publius v70-v19 Aeneis
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
URL:
http://www.brill.com/tacitus-epic-successor
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