Women and war in Roman epic

In Women and War in Roman Epic, Elina Pyy discusses the narrative and ideological functions of gender, and the fashioning of Roman imperial identity, in the works of Virgil, Lucan, Statius, Silius Italicus and Valerius Flaccus.

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Main Author Pyy, Elina
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Leiden Brill 2021
BRILL
Edition1
Subjects
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
War in literature
Women in literature
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ISBN9789004434905
9004434909
DOI10.1163/9789004443457

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Summary:In Women and War in Roman Epic, Elina Pyy discusses the narrative and ideological functions of gender, and the fashioning of Roman imperial identity, in the works of Virgil, Lucan, Statius, Silius Italicus and Valerius Flaccus.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-326) and index
ISBN:9789004434905
9004434909
DOI:10.1163/9789004443457