Format:
VII, 245 S.
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22 cm
Edition:
Reprint
ISBN:
9780199550111
Series Statement:
Oxford classical monographs
Content:
The force of example was a distinctive determiner of Roman identity. In this study of the representation of certain central characters in Silius Italicus' 'Punica', Ben Tipping considers the virtues & vices they embody, their status as exemplars, & the process by which Silius as epic poet heroizes, demonizes, & establishes models
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis S. [201] - 217 und Index
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Teilw. zugl.: Oxford, Univ., Diss.
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Exordium. Epic ; Example -- Perspective and paradigm. Myth and history ; Virtue and vice ; Civil wars and Caesars ; Scipio and Domitian -- Hannibal. Worse than Punic ; Improba virtus ; Various villainy ; Intertextual instability ; Better than Roman -- Fabius Maximus Cunctator. Great restraint ; One and many ; Republican monarchy ; Delaying dynamism -- Scipio Africanus Maior. Dual citizenship ; Superheroism ; Espirit de corps ; Immortal yearnings ; Power and glory ; Triumph and after -- Upending. Competition ; Conclusion.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius Asconius 26-101 Punica
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Hochschulschrift
Author information:
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius Asconius 26-101
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