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Author Dinter, Martin T

Title Anatomizing Civil War : studies in Lucan's epic technique / Martin T. Dinter
Published Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2012]

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Contents Contents -- Introduction -- Aide-Mémoire: The Plot of Lucanâ’s Bellum Civile -- 1. Lucanâ’s Epic Body: Anatomizing Civil War -- 2. Embodiments: Lucan and Fama -- 3. Autarchic Limbs: Sententiae in Lucan -- 4. The Anatomy of Repetition -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- General Index
Summary " Imperial Latin epic has seen a renaissance of scholarly interest. This book illuminates the work of the poet Lucan, a contemporary of the emperor Nero. This maverick but socially prominent poet, whom Nero commanded to commit suicide at the age of 26, left an epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey that epitomizes the exuberance and stylistic experimentation of Neronian culture. This study focuses on Lucan's epic technique and traces his influence through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Martin Dinter's newest volume engages with Lucan's use of body imagery, sententiae, Fama (rumor), and open-endedness throughout his civil war epic. Although Lucan's Bellum Civile is frequently decried as a fragmented as well as fragmentary epic, this study demonstrates how Lucan uses devices other than teleology and cohesive narrative structure to bind together the many parts of his epic body. Anatomizing Civil War places at center stage characteristics of Lucan's work that have so far been interpreted as excessive, or as symptoms of an overly rhetorical culture indicating a lack of substance. By demonstrating that they all contribute to Lucan's poetic technique, Martin Dinter shows how they play a fundamental role in shaping and connecting the many episodes of the Bellum Civile that constitute Lucan's epic body. This important volume will be of interest to students of classics and comparative literature as well as literary scholars. All Greek and Latin passages have been translated"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-172) and indexes
Notes English
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Subject Lucan, 39-65. Pharsalia.
Lucan, 39-65 -- Technique
SUBJECT Lucan, 39-65 -- Technique
Lucan, 39-65. Pharsalia
Lucan, 39-65 fast
Pharsalia (Lucan) fast
Subject Epic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism
HISTORY / Ancient / Rome.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Epic poetry, Latin
Technique
War and literature
SUBJECT Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49-45 B.C. -- Literature and the war
Subject Rome (Empire)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020707227
ISBN 9780472028719
0472028715
1299159869
9781299159860
9780472901050
0472901052
0472118501
9780472118502