Exemplary epic : Silius Italicus' Punica /

The force of example was a distinctive determiner of Roman identity. In this study of the representation of certain central characters in Silius Italicus' 'Punica', Ben Tipping considers the virtues & vices they embody, their status as exemplars, & the process by which Silius...

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Main Author:	Tipping, Ben
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:	Oxford classical monographs.
Subjects:	Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. > Punica. Punica (Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius) Punica. Ethics in literature. Virtues in literature. Vice in literature. Ethics > Rome. Example > History. Virtue in literature. Morale dans la littérature. Vertus dans la littérature. Vice dans la littérature. Morale > Rome. Exemple > Histoire. TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. Electronic books. History
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Summary:	The force of example was a distinctive determiner of Roman identity. In this study of the representation of certain central characters in Silius Italicus' 'Punica', Ben Tipping considers the virtues & vices they embody, their status as exemplars, & the process by which Silius as epic poet heroizes, demonizes, & establishes models.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 245 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9780191576409 0191576409 9780191720611 0191720615