The Captor's Image Greek Culture in Roman Ecphrasis |
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| Author:
| Dufallo, Basil |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-973587-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $193.64AUD $304.00 |
Book Description:
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The first book-length treatment of artistic ecphrasis in Roman literature, The Captor's Image challenges pervasive views to argue for it as a site of subtle, ongoing competition between Greek and Roman cultures.
The first book-length treatment of artistic ecphrasis in Roman literature, The Captor's Image challenges pervasive views to argue for it as a site of subtle, ongoing competition between Greek and Roman cultures.