Exemplary epic [[electronic resource] ] : Silius Italicus' Punica / / Ben Tipping

• Autore: Tipping Ben
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 873.01
• Soggetto topico: Epic poetry - History and criticism; Latin poetry - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Exemplary epic
• ISBN: 1-282-60068-0; 9786612600685; 0-19-157640-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996200689703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford classical monographs.