Virgil's Ascanius: Imagining the Future in the Aeneid

Author:   Anne Rogerson (University of Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107535695


Pages:   245
Publication Date:   16 January 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Anne Rogerson (University of Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781107535695


ISBN 10:   1107535697
Pages:   245
Publication Date:   16 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The heir and the spare; 3. Old names and new; 4. Andromache and Dido; 5. Trojan games; 6. Trojan fire; 7. Protecting Ascanius; 8. Growing up; 9. Relegating Ascanius; 10. Conclusion.

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'This fine and stimulating book discusses multivalent and slippery prophecies, significant names and their etymologies, and especially the importance of variant and inconsistent versions of myth.' James J. O'Hara, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'This fine and stimulating book discusses multivalent and slippery prophecies, significant names and their etymologies, and especially the importance of variant and inconsistent versions of myth.' James J. O'Hara, Bryn Mawr Classical Review


'This fine and stimulating book discusses multivalent and slippery prophecies, significant names and their etymologies, and especially the importance of variant and inconsistent versions of myth.' James J. O'Hara, Bryn Mawr Classical Review


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Anne Rogerson is the Charles Tesoriero Senior Lecturer in Latin at the University of Sydney. She has published numerous articles on the Aeneid and its reception, and is also a regular contributor to Richard Glover's Drive program on ABC radio, as a guest speaker and ancient world expert in the 'Self-Improvement Wednesday' series.

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