Lucan and the sublime : power, representation and aesthetic experience / / Henry J.M. Day.

"This is the first systematic study of the sublime in Lucan. Drawing upon renewed critical interest in the tradition of philosophical aesthetics, Henry Day argues that the category of the sublime offers a means of moving beyond readings of Lucan's epic poem Bellum Civile in terms of politi...

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Cambridge classical studies
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Physical Description:x, 262 p.
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  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The experience of the sublime; 2. Representation, the sublime and the Bellum Civile; 3. The Caesarian sublime; 4. The Pompeian sublime; Epilogue.