Lines of Enquiry: Studies in Latin PoetryIn these studies of Latin poetry Niall Rudd demonstrates a variety of critical methods and approaches. He shows how it can be fruitful at different times to consider the historical background of a poem, its language or structure, its place in a literary tradition, the role of critical paradigms, and so on. But if no single approach has special and invariable authority this does not imply critical anarchy. Each has its own validity for different purposes, its own strengths and limitations. The reader must be versatile and sensitive to a range of possibilities, but not doctrinaire. |
Contents
Didos culpa | 32 |
association of ideas in Persius | 54 |
poets and patrons in Juvenals | 84 |
theories about | 119 |
sincerity and mask | 145 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aeneas appeared Augustus beginning believe called Catullus century character clear comes common concerned connection contain course critic described Dido Dido's discussed doubt eclogues effect epigram example fact feel figure Finally follows girl give given Greek Horace Horace's idea important interesting Italy Juvenal Juvenal's kind later Latin leave less lines literature living London look matter means mentioned mind moral nature never Odes once Ovid passage perhaps Persius person phrase pieces poem poet poet's poetry present question quoted readers reason reference remains Roman Rome satire says seems sense Servius similar simply sincerity speaks Statius suggest surely taken theory things thought translation true turn various verses Virgil whole writing written
References to this book
Ambitiosa Mors: Suicide and the Self in Roman Thought and Literature T.D. Hill No preview available - 2004 |