{"product_id":"silius-italicus-and-the-tradition-of-the-roman-historical-epos-9789004518490","title":"Silius Italicus and the Tradition of the Roman Historical Epos","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe aim of this volume is to study Silius’ poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition. The Punica is analyzed as transitional segment between the beginnings of Roman literature in the Republican age (Naevius and Ennius) and Claudian’s panegyrical epic in late antiquity, shedding light on its ‘inclusiveness’ and its peculiar, internal dialectic between antiquarian taste and problematic actualization. This is an innovative attempt to connect epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The editors write that they “hope that this collection will continue the discussion of the tradition of historical epic poetry in Rome and open up further avenues of research on Silius Italicus and the Punica in the future” (p. 15). I think they have absolutely succeeded in this regard. [...] To sum up, this book is highly recommended for everyone dealing with Latin literature. I am sure that students and scholars will benefit enormously from this volume and I am confident that Silius Italicus’ poem will continue to reaffirm his position within the academic curriculum.\" Vicente Flores Militello, BMCR 2023.03.10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations  Notes on Contributors    Introduction: Silius Italicus and the Tradition of the Roman Historical Epos   Antony Augoustakis and Marco Fucecchi    Part 1 The Historical Epic Tradition    Silius Italicus and the Conventions of Historical Epic at Rome   Gesine Manuwald    Silius Italicus between Epos and Historiography   Paolo Esposito    Part 2 Rethinking Roman ‘Mythical History’    Silius Ciceronianus: Regulus as a Reflection of Cicero in Punica 6   Thomas Baier    Silius Italicus and Ovid’s Roman History   Raymond Marks    Claudian’s Silius   Neil W. Bernstein    Part 3 Historical Challenges to ‘National’ Epic    Silius Italicus as an Interpreter of Virgil: Dido and Anna   Sergio Casali    Pompey and Aemilius Paulus, or the Epic Genre between Lucan and Silius Italicus   Nicola Lanzarone    From the Rubicon to the Alps: Re-reading Eumolpus’ Caesar in Light of Silius Italicus’ Hannibal   Stefano Poletti    Part 4 Viewing Roman History (and Literature) from the Inside    Scaevola’s aristeia: A Complementary Reworking of a Historical Source and the Epic Tradition   Filippo Fabbri    Exul in orbe toto, or, How to Map Future Power in Silius Italicus   Clayton A. Schroer    Temples of Song in Silius Italicus   Alison Keith    Romuleos superabit voce nepotes: Remembering Romulus in Silius Italicus   Claire Stocks    Hannibal Redivivus: Fear and Haunting Memory in Silius Italicus   Angeliki N. Roumpou    Index Locorum  General Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210846593367,"sku":"9789004518490","price":118.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/silius-italicus-and-the-tradition-of-the-roman-historical-epos-9789004518490","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}