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Author Dinter, Martin T.

Title Anatomizing Civil War : studies in Lucan's epic technique / Martin T. Dinter.

Publication Info. Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2012]

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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.
Note Description based on print version record.
Contents Contents -- Introduction -- Aide-Mémoire: The Plot of Lucanâs Bellum Civile -- 1. Lucanâs 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
Language English.
Note This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
Access Open Access EbpS
Subject Lucan, 39-65. Pharsalia.
Lucan, 39-65 -- Technique.
Lucan, 39-65 -- Technique.
Lucan, 39-65. Pharsalia.
Lucan, 39-65 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWwW4f9JTJy7rgQkJ7HC
Pharsalia (Lucan)
Epic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism.
Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49-45 B.C. -- Literature and the war.
Poésie épique latine -- Histoire et critique.
HISTORY / Ancient / Rome.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Epic poetry, Latin
Technique
War and literature
Rome (Empire)
Roman Civil War (Rome : 49-45 B.C.) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhHjgttT7G8WCJBX
Chronological Term 49-45 B.C.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Other Form: Print version: Anatomizing Civil War Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2012] 9780472118502 (hardback : alk. paper) (DLC) 2012042614
ISBN 9780472028719 e-book
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9780472118502 hardback : alk. paper
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0472901052 (electronic bk.)
0472118501 (electronic bk.)
9780472118502
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CHVBK 556235622
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