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Stealing the Club from Hercules: On Imitation in Latin Poetry
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Stealing the Club from Hercules: On Imitation in Latin Poetry

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In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil’s working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
De Gruyter
Country
Germany
Date
12 June 2017
Pages
67
ISBN
9783110472202

In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil’s working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
De Gruyter
Country
Germany
Date
12 June 2017
Pages
67
ISBN
9783110472202