Dead and deader : the treatment of the corpse in latin imperial epic poetry

This dissertation examines the maltreatment of dead bodies in the epic poems of Lucan (Bellum Ciuile), Statius (Thebaid), and Silius Italicus (Punica). I focus on the depiction of corpses, their varied functions in each epic, and the literary engagement these authors have with the treatment of corps...

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Main Author: McClellan, Andrew Michael
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54458