Contexts of War: Manipulation of Genre in Virgilian Battle Narrative

232 Pages·2004·2.32 MB·English

by  Andreola Rossi

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Contents
Introdu1c tion
PART ONE
1 ThFea olfTl r oy
BetwTearednii otann Gde nr1e7
2 Aene9i-1d2
ReadtihnFega bualnad Stthoery5 4
PART TWO
3 EpiLca ndscoafWp aers 7 3
4 Epic Caonntdth eIeds eto olfWo agry 84
5 TimoefWsa r 105
6 WitnetshsPeian sg1t 2 5
7 SpectaantSdop resc tacle
ThDeu eble twTeuernn us an1d5 0A eneas
PART THREE
8 CitIyd enitnti htey Ae1n7e1i d
Bibliog1r9a7p hy
IndLeoxc oru2m0 9
GeneIrnadle 2x1 7

Introduction
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