Dream Fantasy and Visual Art in Roman Elegy

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Dream Fantasy and Visual Art in Roman Elegy

Author	: Emma Scioli
File Size	: 43,6 Mb
Publisher	: University of Wisconsin Pres
Language	: English
Release Date	: 29 June 2015
ISBN	: 9780299303846
Pages	: 297 pages

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Dream Fantasy and Visual Art in Roman Elegy by Emma Scioli Book PDF Summary

The elegists, ancient Rome's most introspective poets, filled their works with vivid, first-person accounts of dreams. Emma Scioli examines these varied and visually striking textual dreamscapes, arguing that the poets exploited dynamics of visual representation to share with readers the intensely personal experience of dreaming.

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