Stealing the Club from Hercules - On Imitation in Latin Poetry (Hardcover, Digital original)


In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil's working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

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In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil's working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

De Gruyter

Country of origin

Germany

Release date

June 2017

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2017

Authors

Dimensions

230 x 155mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

67

Edition

Digital original

ISBN-13

978-3-11-047220-2

Barcode

9783110472202

Categories

LSN

3-11-047220-1



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