Augustan Poetry and the Roman Republic
Author | : Joseph Farrell |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2013-06-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199587223 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199587221 |
Rating | : 4/5 (221 Downloads) |
Download or read book Augustan Poetry and the Roman Republic written by Joseph Farrell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augustan Poetry and the Roman Republic focuses on the works of the major Augustan poets, Vergil, Horace, Propertius, and Ovid, and explores the under-studied aspect of their poetry, namely the way in which they constructed and investigated images of the Roman Republic and the Roman past.