LEADER 02574nam 2200601 a 450 001 996200689703316 005 20230725024641.0 010 $a1-282-60068-0 010 $a9786612600685 010 $a0-19-157640-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000039571 035 $a(EBL)716797 035 $a(OCoLC)649833565 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000409890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11264535 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10349990 035 $a(PQKB)11776493 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076961 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC716797 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7033755 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7033755 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000039571 100 $a20091203d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExemplary epic$b[electronic resource] $eSilius Italicus' Punica /$fBen Tipping 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aOxford classical monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-172061-5 311 $a0-19-955011-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; Editions and Abbreviations; 1. Exordium; 2. Perspective and Paradigm; 3. Hannibal; 4. Fabius Maximus Cunctator; 5. Scipio Africanus Maior; 6. Upending; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index 330 $aThe force of example was a distinctive determiner of Roman identity. However, examples always rely upon the response of an audience, and are dependent upon context. Even where the example presented is positive, we cannot always suppress any negative associations it may also carry. In this study of the representation of certain central characters in Silius Italicus' Punica, Ben Tipping considers the virtues and vices they embody, their status as exemplars, and the process bywhich Silius as epic poet heroizes, demonizes, and establishes models. Tipping argues that example is a vital source of si 410 0$aOxford classical monographs. 606 $aEpic poetry$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLatin poetry$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aEpic poetry$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLatin poetry$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a873.01 700 $aTipping$b Ben$0476709 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996200689703316 996 $aExemplary epic$9245093 997 $aUNISA