The Madness of Epic: Reading Insanity from Homer to Statius

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr. New. 1998. Hardcover. 0198152450 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - BRAND NEW, FLAWLESS COPY, NEVER OPENED -- 346 pages -- -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Introduction: Fragments d'un Discours Furieux 1 * 2 Vergil's Aeneid: The Romans and the Irrational 68 * 3 Homeric Epic: The Greeks and the Rational? 125 * 4 Ovid's Metamorphoses: Shifting Boundaries of the Divided Self 161 * 5 Lucan's Bellum Ciuile: Epic In Extremis 197 * 6 Statius' Thebaid: Furor Without Limits 247 * Epilogue 302 * References 305 * Index of Passages 333 * General Index 343. -- -- DESCRIPTION: -- Madness features in many ancient epics: not only do characters go mad, but madness often plays an important thematic role. This book examines the representation and poetic function of madness in epic poetry (including the work of Homer, Virgil, and Ovid), addresses the difficulty of defining madness, and discusses how each epic explores the theme in a unique way. -- with a bonus offer-- .