Brill's companion to Lucan / edited by Paolo Asso.
Although it was labeled an anti-epic for trumping the celebratory scope of the Roman national epos, Lucan’s Bellum Civile is a hymn to lost republican liberty composed under Nero’s tyrannical empire. Lucan lost his life in a foiled conspiracy to replace the emperor, but his poem survived the wreckag...
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| Superior document: | Brill's companions in classical studies, |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's companions in classical studies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (647 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Other title: | Companion to Lucan |
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| Summary: | Although it was labeled an anti-epic for trumping the celebratory scope of the Roman national epos, Lucan’s Bellum Civile is a hymn to lost republican liberty composed under Nero’s tyrannical empire. Lucan lost his life in a foiled conspiracy to replace the emperor, but his poem survived the wreckage of antiquity and enjoyed uninterrupted readership. The present collection samples the most current approaches to Lucan’s poem, its themes, its dialogue with other texts, its reception in medieval and early modern literature, and its relevance to audiences of all times. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1283280914 9786613280916 9004217096 |
| ISSN: | 1872-3357 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Paolo Asso. |