Images of Virgil : some examples of the creative approach to the Virgilian biography in antiquity

This thesis explores the reception of the Virgilian biography in antiquity. The ancients were interested not only in the Virgilian oeuvre, but also in the man who created these works. The thesis will investigate the ways in which various authors respond to Virgil’s life, with an especial emphasis on...

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Main Author: Powell, James Edwin
Published: Durham University 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547918