Introduction: a poet between two worlds -- Ovid recalled in the poetic correspondence of Ausonius and Paulinus of Nola -- Ovid and the transformation of the lat

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After centuries of near silence, Latin poetry underwent a renaissance in the late fourth and fifth centuries CE evidenced in the works of key figures such as Au

Although Greek and Latin poetry from late antiquity each poses similar questions and problems, a real dialogue between scholars on both sides is even now conspi

This compendium (4 vols.) studies the continuity, flexibility, and variation of structural elements in epic narratives. It provides an overview of the structura