Walter of Châtillon's "Alexandreis" Book 10: A CommentaryP. Lang, 1991 - 328 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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... epic tradition which Walter inherited might aid our understanding of what Walter's models in epic were . Biblical epics of the fifth and sixth centuries formed part of the literary tradition inherited by Walter . Modelling their style ...
... epic tradition which Walter inherited might aid our understanding of what Walter's models in epic were . Biblical epics of the fifth and sixth centuries formed part of the literary tradition inherited by Walter . Modelling their style ...
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... epic and the use of epic reminiscences for concluding the funeral games serve a special function in his section . Curtius ' history - the they dignify king's death with reminiscences of a Homeric world ; Walter makes an ironic point and ...
... epic and the use of epic reminiscences for concluding the funeral games serve a special function in his section . Curtius ' history - the they dignify king's death with reminiscences of a Homeric world ; Walter makes an ironic point and ...
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... epic in its Christian epic and classical epic context , while allowing the poet's great individuality of interpretation . It might be inappropriate also to see the epic entirely as poetry . The res gestae as historical facts of ...
... epic in its Christian epic and classical epic context , while allowing the poet's great individuality of interpretation . It might be inappropriate also to see the epic entirely as poetry . The res gestae as historical facts of ...
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Aeneid Alan of Lille Alexander Alexander's death Alexandreis allegory allusion amplified Antichrist Antipater Avarice Babylon Bernard Silvestris biblical epic Book capitula caput Christian classical echoes classical epic classicising Colker conquered conquest context Curtian Curtius Darius described Dronke earth ecphrasis elements emphasises enim ergo figura flagellum Fortuna gifts glory goddess Hell idea king Klopsch Leviathan lines literature Lucan Lucifer lyrical poetry Macedum material Maurach means medieval metonymy michi middle ages moralising narrative Natura omnia omnis Ovid pagan paraphrase periphrasis phrase planctu poet poet's poetic poison Porus Proditio prologue punishment quam quia quis quod readers recalls reference regem relationship rerum rhetorical Rome sarissas Satan says semper sibi significance simile souls speech Structure and Commentary Summary theme topos tradition Translation Tunc twelfth century Vergil Vergilian verses vices Vulgate Walter Walter's lyrical Walter's poem William of Conches words Zwierlein