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This new collection of essays, commissioned from a range of scholars across the world, takes as its theme the reception of Rome's greatest poet in a time of profound cultural change. Amid the rise of Christianity, the changing status of the city of Rome, and the emergence of new governing classes, Vergil remained a bedrock of Roman education and identity. This volume considers the different ways in which Vergil was read, understood and appropriated; by poets, commentators, Church fathers, orators and historians. The introduction outlines the cultural and historical contexts. Twelve chapters dedicated to individual writers or genres, and the contributors make use of a wide range of approaches from contemporary reception theory. An epilogue concludes the volume.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781587153303
  • ISBN-10: 1587153300
  • Publisher: Wildside Press
  • Publish Date: October 2002
  • Dimensions: 9.04 x 6.12 x 0.85 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 340

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