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Stealing the Club from Hercules

On Imitation in Latin Poetry

Gian Biagio Conte author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:12th Jun '17

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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.

ISBN: 9783110472202

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 229g

67 pages