Repetition in Latin Poetry: Figures of Allusion

ISBN-13: 9780198140849 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 528 str.

Jeffrey Wills

Opis

Word repetition was a crucial feature in Latin poetry, but most scholars discuss it only in footnotes. In this study, Wills examines how this figure was in over 10,000 quotations across the whole gamut of Latin poetry from Ennius to Juvenal. Embracing a number of hot topics such as intertextual reference, allusion, and genre, this will be a major contribution to Latin literary scholarship.

Recenzje

Jeffrey Wills has tackled a vast and important topic, done a quite enormous amount of work and produced a brilliant book. Latinists will have to consult Repetition in Latin Poetry frequently, and it is destined to become a standard reference work ... he makes an important and timely contribution to a lively field of research ... One can have nothing but admiration for W.'s scholarly industry, precision and sensitivity. His book well be consulted with profit and pleasure for a long time to come.