Musa pedestris metre and meaning in Roman verse

An accessible account of some of the most common metres in Roman poetry, explaining how the poets can exploit them to support supplement, or drive the meaning of the poems they carry. The study brings new insight to a range of poems, from the works of Catullus and Horace to those of Martial, Statius...

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Main Author: Morgan, Llewelyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2010, 2010
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:An accessible account of some of the most common metres in Roman poetry, explaining how the poets can exploit them to support supplement, or drive the meaning of the poems they carry. The study brings new insight to a range of poems, from the works of Catullus and Horace to those of Martial, Statius, and Lucilius
Physical Description:vi, 412 p.
ISBN:9780191594991