Virgil and the Augustan Reception
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780521028950
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; Language Arts & Disciplines; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Latin; Language; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; General; Poetry; Language Arts & Disciplines-General; Literary Collections / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry-Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Virgil--Criticism and interpretation--History
First sentence: Duncan Kennedy captures the issue well: "Critics' responses to Augustan poetry are a measure of the continuing capacity of Augustan ideology to determine its reception."