
The Poet Lucan: Studies in Rhetorical Epic
by M. P. O. Morford
Title:
The Poet Lucan: Studies in Rhetorical Epic
Author:
M. P. O. Morford
Series (if any):
Bristol Classical Paperbacks
Edited by:
Mark P. O. Morford
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
108 pages, black & white illustrations
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781853994883
EAN:
9781853994883
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
276
Dimensions (mm):
217 x 139 x 8
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age.










