Catalogues of Proper Names in Latin Epic Poetry : Lucretius - Virgil - Ovid
ISBN: 9781443809009
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Literature;

The book consists of two main parts: a) Structure and Contents, b) Catalogues in Context: In the first part the major subject is how a catalogue is organized internally. A number of structural patterns formed since Homer on the basis of the position the names held Otherin the catalogue (density in the middle - spacing in the middle -ascending /descending mode - internal balance - erratic pattern) were to continue down to the period of Lucretius, Virgil and Ovid. Each pattern carries its own dy...


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