The Poetics of Latin Didactic: Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius

ISBN-13: 9780199245505 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 304 str.

Katharina Volk

Opis

This is a study of ancient didactic poetry, a type of literature which uses verse as the medium for teaching theoretical knowledge or practical skills. Volk combines a general discussion of didactic poetry as a genre in Greek and Latin literature with detailed interpretations of four famous Latin didactic poems by Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, and Manilius.

Recenzje

Katharina Volk's The Poetics of Latin Didactic is the product of a superior mind steeped in the literature, both ancient and modern, relevant to her subject. Her analyses of her four didactic poets, Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius, are clearly and elegantly written, persuasive, and sympathetic, revealing a dry but attractive sense of humour. It is hard to imagine any set of preconceptions that would prevent readers from finding their appreciation and understanding of Roman didactic poetry enhanced by this work.