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

by Katharina Volk

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199245509

ISBN13:9780199245505

Release Date:August 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Poetry

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