Walter of Chatillon's "Alexandreis", Book 10 : A Commentary
by
Glynn Meter
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studien zur Klassischen Philologie
ISBN-10
3631430302
ISBN-13
9783631430309
Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH
Imprint
Peter Lang GmbH
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 1st, 1991
Print length
338 Pages
Weight
440 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 21.00 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticism
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The final and most important book of Walter of Chatillon's Alexandreis is examined as a paradigm for both the compositional techniques and the meaning of the whole poem. These techniques are shown as being reliant on the medieval arts of composition, the strategies inherited from the Biblical paraphrasts and the strict discipline of classical epic hexameter. The author shows that Walter of Chatillon is not simply a classicising epigone of Vergil, but a master poet refining contemporary epic techniques and incorporating scientific and philosophic materials into an elegant moral diatribe against arrogance.
The final and most important book of Walter of Châtillon''s Alexandreis is examined as a paradigm for both the compositional techniques and the meaning of the whole poem. These techniques are shown as being reliant on the medieval arts of composition, the strategies inherited from the Biblical paraphrasts and the strict discipline of classical epic hexameter. The author shows that Walter of Châtillon is not simply a classicising epigone of Vergil, but a master poet refining contemporary epic techniques and incorporating scientific and philosophic materials into an elegant moral diatribe against arrogance.
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