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The Poetics of Latin Didactic: Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius
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Literary CriticismGeneral Poetry
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ISBN10: 0199245509
ISBN13: 9780199245505
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Aug 29 2002
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.84 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780199245505
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Aug 29 2002
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.84 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
This is a study of ancient didactic poetry, a type of literature which uses verse as the medium for teaching theoretical knowledge or practical skills. Volk combines a general discussion of didactic poetry as a genre in Greek and Latin literature with detailed interpretations of four famous Latin didactic poems by Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, and Manilius.
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