The Poetry of Pathos
| Author | : Gian Biagio Conte |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2007-05-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199287017 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199287015 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Poetry of Pathos by : Gian Biagio Conte
Download or read book The Poetry of Pathos written by Gian Biagio Conte and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays on Virgil's Aeneid by a celebrated scholar and interpreter of Latin poetry. Gian Biaggio Conte focuses on the way in which Virgil reworks earlier poetry (especially that of Homer) to create a new and effective mode of epic in a period when the genre appeared to be debased or exhausted.
