The aesthetics of the sublime in Latin literature of the Neronian renaissance
This thesis examines the concept of the sublime as represented by three Latin authors of the Neronian period: Lucan, Seneca and Petronius. Through analysis of these texts I explore, first, the relationship between Pseudo-Longinus’ <i>Peri Hupsous</i> and post-Classical theorisations of t...
Main Author: | Day, H. J. M. |
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University of Cambridge
2010
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598430 |
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