Author : John Miller
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047430999
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Latin Historiography and Poetry in the Early Empire by : John Miller
Download or read book Latin Historiography and Poetry in the Early Empire written by John Miller and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, a sequel to Clio and the Poets (Brill 2002), takes as its point of departure Quintilian's statement that 'historiography is very close to the poets': it examines not only how verse interfaces with historical texts but also how first-century AD Roman historians engage with issues and patterns of thought central to contemporary poetry and with specific poetic texts. Included are substantive discussions of a wide range of authors, notably Lucan, Seneca, Statius, Pliny, Juvenal, Silius Italicus, and Tacitus.