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The Madness of Epic: Reading Insanity from Homer to Statius

The Madness of Epic: Reading Insanity from Homer to Statius

Hardcover

Series: Oxford Classical Monographs

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0198152450
ISBN13: 9780198152453
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: Aug 27 1998
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.27
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.40 Depth: 8.32
Language: English
Madness features in many ancient epics: not only do characters go mad, but madness often plays an important thematic role. This book examines the representation and poetic function of madness in epic poetry (including the work of Homer, Virgil, and Ovid), addresses the difficulty of defining madness, and discusses how each epic explores the theme in a unique way.

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