The Poet Lucan Studies in Rhetorical Epic |
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| Author:
| Morford, Mark P. O. |
| Series title: | BCPaperbacks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85399-488-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bristol Classical Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age.
This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age.