Poetry and Civil War in Lucan's "Bellum Civile" |
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Author:
| Masters, Jamie |
Contribution by:
| Garnsey, P. D. Horrocks, G. C. Hunter, R. L. Millett, M. Osborne, R. G. Reeve, M. D. Sedley, D. N. |
Series title: | Cambridge Classical Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-41460-9 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1992 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $102.00 |
Book Description:
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This 1992 book is a major literary re-evaluation of Lucan's epic poem, the Bellum Civile ('The Civil War'). Its main purpose is to bring out the implications of one basic premise: this poem is not only about civil war, but uses the metaphor of civil war (i.e. self-destruction and internal discord) as the basis for the way it tells its story.
This 1992 book is a major literary re-evaluation of Lucan's epic poem, the Bellum Civile ('The Civil War'). Its main purpose is to bring out the implications of one basic premise: this poem is not only about civil war, but uses the metaphor of civil war (i.e. self-destruction and internal discord) as the basis for the way it tells its story.