Tacitus, the epic successor Virgil, Lucan, and the narrative of civil war in the histories

Allusions to the epic poets Virgil and Lucan in the writing of the Roman historian Tacitus (c. 55 - c. 120 C.E.) have long been noted. This monograph argues that Tacitus fashions himself as a rivaling literary successor to these poets; and that the emulative allusions to Virgil's 'Aeneid&#...

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Main Author: Joseph, Timothy A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2012
Series:Mnemosyne supplements volume 345
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Call Number: 937.07 JOS
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