LAT 20 Epic Poetry

The summit of achievement for a Roman poet was the epic, written in hexameter verse and combining storytelling with expressions of deeply held cultural values. This class will read portions of one or more Latin epics, such as Vergil’s Aeneid, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Lucan’s Civil War, and Statius’ Thebaid. Potential areas of emphasis include the representation of imperial power, gender and sexuality, intertextuality, genre, and reception.

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