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True names : Vergil and the Alexandrian tradition of etymological wordplay /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Hara, James J., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1996]
Subjects:
Virgil > Literary style.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic > Egypt > Alexandria > History and criticism.
Virgil > Knowledge > Language and languages.
Alexandria (Egypt) > Intellectual life.
Latin poetry > Greek influences.
Latin language > Etymology.
Names in literature.
Rome > In literature.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Plays on words.
Description
Physical Description:xvii, 320 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-308) and indexes.
ISBN:0472106600 (hardcover : alk. paper)