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A Selection from Lucan, Valerius Flaccus, Silius Italicus & Statius. INTRODUCTION I THE ASCENDANCY OF RHETORIC §1 " A man " , said Oscar Wilde , " would need a heart of stone not to laugh ... Introduction CONTENTS The Ascendancy of Rhetoric.
A Selection from Lucan, Valerius Flaccus, Silius Italicus & Statius. INTRODUCTION I THE ASCENDANCY OF RHETORIC §1 " A man " , said Oscar Wilde , " would need a heart of stone not to laugh ... Introduction CONTENTS The Ascendancy of Rhetoric.
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... Introduction § § 40-41 ) has a long history in classical literature ; Roman writers were always prone to it . Often the influence of Stoicism can be perceived and Lucan follows the lead of his Stoic uncle , the younger Seneca , in his ...
... Introduction § § 40-41 ) has a long history in classical literature ; Roman writers were always prone to it . Often the influence of Stoicism can be perceived and Lucan follows the lead of his Stoic uncle , the younger Seneca , in his ...
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... introduction to passage 15 above ) . · The excerpt contains two similes ( see introduction to passage 9 above ) . The first ( 111-113 ) is a mythological comparison in which Medea is likened to Io . To avoid detection by Juno , Jupiter ...
... introduction to passage 15 above ) . · The excerpt contains two similes ( see introduction to passage 9 above ) . The first ( 111-113 ) is a mythological comparison in which Medea is likened to Io . To avoid detection by Juno , Jupiter ...
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