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In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil's working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

Stealing the Club from Hercules: On Imitation in Latin Poetry

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      Publisher: De Gruyter
      Publication Date: 12/06/2017
      ISBN13: 9783110472202, 978-3110472202
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      Book Synopsis
      In the first part of this volume on the literary technique of imitation, the author analyses Virgil's working over the text of Homer which paradoxically represents a true act of artistic originality. In the second chapter, the author reconstructs the presuppositions of a method and explores at the same time its limitations.

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