Reading Rivers in Roman Literature and Culture

Autori

• Prudence J. Jones

Parametri

• 142 pagine
• 5 ore di lettura

• Filosofia
• Scienze sociali
• Storia

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Focusing on the role of rivers in Vergil's poetry, this study delves into their symbolic significance in Greco-Roman culture, encompassing cosmological, ritual, and ethnographical dimensions. It further explores how rivers function as a literary device, positing that their descriptions often serve as insightful commentary on narrative development and structure within Roman poetry.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

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