02945nam a2200361 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002900112020002700141040002100168035002100189043003000210050002400240082001600264100002200280245010400302260005400406300001700460504005100477520154000528533015202068600003102220600003002251650004702281651006602328655002902394710001702423856012602440999001702566ebr10658496CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||121212s2012    miu     sb    001 0deng d  z  2012042614  z9780472118502 (hardback)  z9780472028719 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)828496174  ae------aff-----aaw-----14aPA6480b.D56 2012eb04a873/.012231 aDinter, Martin T.10aAnatomizing Civil Warh[electronic resource] :bstudies in Lucan's epic technique /cMartin Dinter.  aAnn Arbor :bUniversity of Michigan Press,c2012.  aviii, 186 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a" Imperial Latin epic has seen a renaissance of scholarly interest. This book illuminates the work of the poet Lucan, a contemporary of the emperor Nero. This maverick but socially prominent poet, whom Nero commanded to commit suicide at the age of 26, left an epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey that epitomizes the exuberance and stylistic experimentation of Neronian culture. This study focuses on Lucan's epic technique and traces his influence through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Martin Dinter's newest volume engages with Lucan's use of body imagery, sententiae, Fama (rumor), and open-endedness throughout his civil war epic. Although Lucan's Bellum Civile is frequently decried as a fragmented as well as fragmentary epic, this study demonstrates how Lucan uses devices other than teleology and cohesive narrative structure to bind together the many parts of his epic body. Anatomizing Civil War places at center stage characteristics of Lucan's work that have so far been interpreted as excessive, or as symptoms of an overly rhetorical culture indicating a lack of substance. By demonstrating that they all contribute to Lucan's poetic technique, Martin Dinter shows how they play a fundamental role in shaping and connecting the many episodes of the Bellum Civile that constitute Lucan's epic body. This important volume will be of interest to students of classics and comparative literature as well as literary scholars. All Greek and Latin passages have been translated"--cProvided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.00aLucan,d39-65.tPharsalia.00aLucan,d39-65xTechnique. 0aEpic poetry, LatinxHistory and criticism. 0aRomexHistoryyCivil War, 49-45 B.C.xLiterature and the war. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10658496zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c65393d65393