The sequels of the Fortunati ambo (Verg., Aen. IX 446-449): Epic and Empire.
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https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2009.v77.i2.316Keywords:
epic, apostrophe, Virgil, Lucan, Flavian epicistsAbstract
In the well known apostrophe fortunati ambo (Aen. IX 446-449), Virgil ties literary durableness, which is a traditional aim of epic poetry, to the permanence of Roman empire. Nevertheless, this Virgilian analogy is put into question not only by Lucan, who overtly refutes it, but also by the epigones who, like Valerius Flaccus, Silius Italicus and Statius, look for their own way following in the great predecessor’s footsteps.
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