LEADER 03124nam 22006492 450 001 9910462304103321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-22950-2 010 $a1-139-41147-0 010 $a1-280-68299-X 010 $a9786613659934 010 $a1-139-42283-9 010 $a1-139-41981-1 010 $a1-139-00415-8 010 $a1-139-42186-7 010 $a1-139-41776-2 010 $a1-139-42390-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000204079 035 $a(EBL)907147 035 $a(OCoLC)795123448 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000654920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11405747 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10661915 035 $a(PQKB)10072005 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139004152 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC907147 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL907147 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10568344 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL365993 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000204079 100 $a20110126d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aClaudian and the Roman epic tradition /$fCatherine Ware$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 266 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-01343-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPanegyric-epic -- Roman epic -- Defining the empire -- Cycles of time -- Enemies of Roman order -- The golden age I: Virgil and Claudian -- The golden age II: the individual. 330 $aThe historical importance of Claudian as writer of panegyric and propaganda for the court of Honorius is well established but his poetry has been comparatively neglected: only recently has his work been the subject of modern literary criticism. Taking as its starting point Claudian's claim to be the heir to Virgil, this book examines his poetry as part of the Roman epic tradition. Discussing first what we understand by epic and its relevance for late antiquity, Catherine Ware argues that, like Virgil and later Roman epic poets, Claudian analyses his contemporary world in terms of classical epic. Engaging intertextually with his literary predecessors, Claudian updates concepts such as furor and concordia, redefining Romanitas to exclude the increasingly hostile east, depicting enemies of the west as new Giants and showing how the government of Honorius and his chief minister, Stilicho, have brought about a true golden age for the west. 517 3 $aClaudian & the Roman Epic Tradition 606 $aEpic poetry, Classical$xHistory and criticism 607 $aRome$xIn literature 615 0$aEpic poetry, Classical$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a871/.01 700 $aWare$b Catherine$01055753 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462304103321 996 $aClaudian and the Roman epic tradition$92489388 997 $aUNINA