Vergil´s Political Commentary : In the Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid
In the book titled Vergil's political commentary in Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid, the author examines Vergil's political views by analyzing the whole of the poet's work. He introduces the notion of the functional model suggesting that the poet often used this instrument when making a political stat...
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De Gruyter Open Poland
2015
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