Roman Epic
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- ISBN: 978-0-415-14357-8
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 25th July 1996
- Pages: 352
About the Book
Roman epic is both index and critique of the foundational culture of the western world. It is one of Europe's most persistent and determinant poetic modes. In this book distinguished Latinists examine the formation and evolution of Roman epic from its beginnings in the third century BC to the high Italian Renaissance. Featuring a variety of methodologies and approaches, it clarifies the literary importance and political and moral meaning of Roman epic.
Table of Contents
Sander M. Goldberg, University of California, Los Angeles;
William J. Dominik, University of Natal;
David Konstan, Brown University;
William S. Anderson, University of California, Berkeley;
Frederick Ahl, Cornell University;
J.P. Sullivan, University of California, Santa Barbara;
John Henderson, King's College, Cambridge;
Martha A. Malamud and
Donald T. McGuire jr., University of Southern California;
Marcus Wilson, University of Auckland;
Peter Connor, University of Melbourne;
John O. Ward, University of Sydney;
Philip Hardie, New Hall, Cambridge.
