T. Calpurnius Siculus
Subtitle: A Pastoral Poet in Neronian Rome
Publisher: De Gruyter, Inc.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9783110468045
Subjects: Latin literature, history and criticism
Description: This book, a comprehensive survey of T. Calpurnius Siculus' pastoral opus, focuses on the poet's seven eclogues, which are read primarily through the lens of generic evolution and interaction, in an attempt to establish his poetics and his epigonal generic profile. It also contextualizes the generic changes presented by his work into the socio-historical background within which he is operating, namely the political context of Neronian Rome.