Stealing the Club from Hercules: On Imitation in Latin Poetry

by Gian Biagio Conte

Overview

In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil's working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110474152
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	06/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	67
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gian Biagio Conte, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy.

Editorial Reviews

"The work presents a well-balanced structure and a clearly defined goal [...] the case made by this little book sheds a new light on the author’s previous scholarship on the topic, considering the developments in literary theory after the publication of his contribution in 1974. The texts that Conte uses to validate his arguments are carefully selected, and make his case cogent, not least thanks to his unrivalled philological sharpness and analytical skills."
Giulia Fanti in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.06.42

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