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Genres Rediscovered – Studies in Latin Miniature Epic, Love Elegy, and Epigram of the Romano–Barbaric Age
Anna Maria Wasyl
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Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
A reader of the epyllion by Dracontius, the elegy by Maximianus, and the epigram by Luxorius should not expect that these works -- and these new embodiments of the 'old' genres -- will be wholly identical with their 'archetypes'. Were it so, it would mean that we read but second-rate versifiers, indeed. We may expect rather that thanks to the reading of Dracontius's epyllion, Maximianus's elegy, and Luxorius's epigram our understanding of these very genres may become fuller and deeper than if it was narrowed only to the study of the 'classical phase' of the Roman literature. Therefore, I ... Read more
A reader of the epyllion by Dracontius, the elegy by Maximianus, and the epigram by Luxorius should not expect that these works -- and these new embodiments of the 'old' genres -- will be wholly identical with their 'archetypes'. Were it so, it would mean that we read but second-rate versifiers, indeed. We may expect rather that thanks to the reading of Dracontius's epyllion, Maximianus's elegy, and Luxorius's epigram our understanding of these very genres may become fuller and deeper than if it was narrowed only to the study of the 'classical phase' of the Roman literature. Therefore, I ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Krakow, Poland
ISBN
9788323330899
SKU
V9788323330899
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About Anna Maria Wasyl
Anna Maria Wasyl is an Assistant Professor at the Latin Philology, Institute of Classical Studies, Jagiellonian University.
Reviews for Genres Rediscovered – Studies in Latin Miniature Epic, Love Elegy, and Epigram of the Romano–Barbaric Age
Not only the clear composition, the reality and logic of command, but also a brilliant intuition research makes the book read with great interest.
Professor Jerzy Styka, Jagiellonian University
Professor Jerzy Styka, Jagiellonian University