Manuwald, Gesine;
(2022)
Silius Italicus and the Conventions of Historical Epic at Rome.
In: Augoustakis, A and Fucecchi, M, (eds.)
Silius Italicus and the Tradition of the Roman Historical Epos.
(pp. 19-36).
Koninklijke Brill N.V: Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
The aim of this volume is to study Silius’ poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian’s panegyrical epic in late antiquity, shedding light on its ‘inclusiveness’ and its peculiar, internal dialectic between antiquarian taste and problematic actualization. This is an innovative attempt to connect epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Silius Italicus and the Conventions of Historical Epic at Rome |
| ISBN-13: | 978-90-04-51849-0 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://brill.com/view/title/62940 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150196 |
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