Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition

Name: Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition\nby Catherine Ware\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Catherine Ware\nTitle: Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2012\nISBN-13: 9781107013438\nISBN-10: 1107013437\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nPanegyrist of the emperor Honorius and propagandist of Stilicho, the late antique poet Claudian has traditionally been the preserve of historians rather than literary critics. This book examines Claudian as epic poet and literary successor of Virgil, showing how he presented contemporary events in terms of classical epic.\n\nPanegyrist of the emperor Honorius and propagandist of Stilicho, the late antique poe.