The Poetics of Latin Didactic Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, Manilius
, by Volk, KatharinaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780199245505 | 0199245509
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/29/2002
This is a study of ancient didactic poetry, a type of literature which uses verse as the medium for teaching theoretical knowledge or practical skills. Volk combines a general discussion of didactic poetry as a genre in Greek and Latin literature with detailed interpretations of four famous Latin didactic poems by Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, and Manilius.