An introduction to Silius Italicus and the Punica, John Jacobs

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An introduction to Silius Italicus and the Punica, John Jacobs

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John Jacobs

Instantiates

• An introduction to Silius Italicus and the Punica

Publication

• London England, Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Distribution

• London, England, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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online resource

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rdacarrier

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multicolored

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rdacontent

Contents

• How to Read the Punica
• 5.
• About this Book
• 1.
• Who Is Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus?
• 1.
• Introduction: The Julio-Claudians and the Flavians (31 bc-ad 96)
• 2.
• Overview of the Testimonia for Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus
• 3.
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• Silius Italicus and Martial
• 4.
• Silius Italicus and Pliny
• 5.
• Conclusion: Pliny Epistula 3.7 as a Reading of the Punica
• 2.
• What Is the Punica?
• 1.
• Introduction: The Punic Wars (264-146 bc)
• 2.
• 1.
• Punica and the Second Punic War
• 3.
• Punica and the Historiographical Tradition
• 4.
• Punica and the Epic Tradition
• 5.
• Conclusion: The Language and Style of the Punica
• 3.
• Reading of Punica 1-10: From Saguntum to Cannae
• 1.
• Poggio and the Rediscovery of the Punica
• Introduction: The Structure of the Punica
• 2.
• Punica 1.1-20: The Proem
• 3.
• Punica 1-5: From Saguntum to Lake Trasimene
• 4.
• Punica 6-10: From Lake Trasimene to Cannae
• 5.
• Punica 10.657-8: The Turning Point
• 4.
• 2.
• Reading of Punica 11-17: From Cannae to Zama
• 1.
• Punica 11.1-27: The Medial Proem
• 2.
• Punica 11-15: From Cannae to the Metaurus River
• 3.
• Punica 16-17: From the Metaurus River to Zama
• 4.
• Punica 17.625-54: The (Beginning of the) End
• 5.
• Who Is Silius Italicus, What Is the Punica, and What Is the Punica About?
• Conclusion: The Narrative of the Punica
• 5.
• Carthage and Rome in the Punica, Part 1
• 1.
• Introduction: Cities and Heroes
• 2.
• Gigantomachy Theme
• 3.
• Fall of Troy Theme
• 4.
• 3.
• Gallic Sack Theme
• 5.
• Conclusion: Marcellus, Closure, and Counterfactual History
• 6.
• Carthage and Rome in the Punica, Part 2
• 1.
• Introduction: From the Second Punic War to the Flavians
• 2.
• Curse of Dido Theme
• 3.
• What Is the Place of Silius Italicus and the Punica in the Classics?
• metus hostilis Theme
• 4.
• From Republic to Empire, from Foreign War to Civil War
• 5.
• Conclusion: From the Triumph of Scipio to the Triumph ofDomitian
• Conclusion: Silius Italicus and the Punica in Classical Literature
• 1.
• Place of Silius Italicus and the Punica in Classical Literature
• 2.
• Punica and Earlier Literature: Livy and Vergil
• 4.
• 3.
• Punica and Contemporary Literature: Lucan and Petronius
• 4.
• Punica and Later Literature: Florus, Ampelius, and the De viris illustribus
• 5.
• Petrarch Africa and the Rediscovery of the Punica

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First edition.

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1 online resource ( 288 pages):

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9781350071070

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electronic

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