Virgil's debt to Homer is well known but, as this detailed and specialized analysis demonstrates, Apollonius RhodiusAE Argonautica, itself influenced by Homer, was a more immediate source. Assuming prior knowledge of the texts, Greek and Latin, Damien Nelis scrutinizes and compares specific episodes, characters or passages of text from Virgil, Apollonius and Homer, providing a fresh perspective on all three authors, and looks for the reasoning behind Virgil's choice of sources. Extracts in Greek and Latin."
Virgil's debt to Homer is well known but, as this detailed and specialized analysis demonstrates, Apollonius RhodiusAE Argonautica, itself influenced ...
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Death, the ultimate change, is an unexpected Leitmotiv of Ovid’s career and reception. The eighteen contributions collected in this volume explore the theme of death and transfiguration in Ovid’s own career and his posthumous reception, revealing a unity in diversity that has not been appreciated in these terms before now.
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Death, the ultimate change, ...