Homeric Effects in Vergil's Narrative: Updated Edition

by Alessandro Barchiesi

Book Overview

The study of Homeric imitations in Vergil has one of the longest traditions in Western culture, starting from the very moment the Aeneid was circulated. Homeric Effects in Vergil's Narrative is the first English translation of one of the most important and influential modern studies in this tradition. In this revised and expanded edition, Alessandro Barchiesi advances innovative approaches even as he recuperates significant earlier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691176124
• ISBN13: 9780691176123
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"