The Epic Distilled: Studies in the Composition of the Aeneid

Synopsis

'the Epic Distilled' Is A Rich Exploration Of Virgil's Use Of Sources In The 'aeneid', Considering Elements Of History, Geography, Mythology, And Ethnography, And Offering Readers A Fresh Approach To Understanding The Full Intellectual Texture Of Virgil's Epic Poem. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. To Peel The Artichoke -- 2. `ceaselessly Wrangling In The Bird-cage Of The Muses' -- 3. Doctus Et Lector -- 4. Erudition And Invention -- 5. Invention Of Myth -- 6. Inconsistencies -- 7. Signposts By The Wayside -- 8. So The Story Goes -- 9. Poet As Jackdaw, And The Role Of Anachronisms -- 10. Epic Of Many Voices. Nicholas Horsfall. Includes Bibliographical References (pages Xiii-xiv) And Index.