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849276
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Bernstein, Neil W.,1973-
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| Title & Author
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In the image of the ancestors : : narratives of kinship in Flavian epic /\ Neil W. Bernstein.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto ;Buffalo, NY :: University of Toronto Press,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Phoenix. Supplementary volume ;; XLVIII
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1 online resource (281 pages)
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| ISBN
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1442688335
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: 9781442688339
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0802098797
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9780802098795
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and indexes.
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| Contents
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1. Kinship as narrative -- 2. Valerius' Argonautica : kinship and power -- 3. Statius' Thebaid -- 4. Statius' Achilleid : nature and nurture -- 5. Silius' Punica : kinship and the state -- 6. From family to nation : descent and ethnicity in Flavian epic -- 7. The poetics of kinship.
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| Abstract
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Neil W. Bernstein argues that four Roman epic poems contain depictions of kinship that are significantly different from earlier epic and examines these representations in the context of the social, political, and aesthetic changes of the early Imperial period.
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Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.
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Statius, P. Papinius, (Publius Papinius)
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Valerius Flaccus, Gaius,active 1st century.
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Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.
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Statius, P. Papinius, (Publius Papinius)
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Valerius Flaccus, Gaius,1er siècle.
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Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.
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Statius, P. Papinius, (Publius Papinius)
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Valerius Flaccus, Gaius,active 1st century.
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Epic poetry, Latin-- History and criticism.
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Families in literature.
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Kinship in literature.
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Famille dans la littérature.
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Parenté dans la littérature.
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Poésie épique latine-- Histoire et critique.
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Epic poetry, Latin.
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Families in literature.
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Kinship in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- Ancient Classical.
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POETRY-- Ancient, Classical Medieval.
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Rome, History, Flavians, 69-96.
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Rome, Histoire, 69-96 (Flaviens)
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Rome (Empire)
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| Dewey Classification
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873/.01093552
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PA6050.B47 2008eb
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