Plagiarism in Latin Literature Contributor(s): McGill, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107019370 ISBN-13: 9781107019379 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Ancient - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Dewey: 880.9 |
LCCN: 2011049116 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 9" L (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Review Citations: Choice 11/01/2013 |
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Publisher Description: In response to critics who charged him with plagiarism, Virgil is said to have responded that it was easier to steal Hercules' club than a line from Homer. This was to deny the allegations by implying that Virgil was no plagiarist at all, but an author who had done the hard work of making Homer's material his own. Several other texts and passages in Latin literature provide further evidence for accusations and denials of plagiarism. Plagiarism in Latin Literature explores important questions such as, how do Roman writers and speakers define the practice? And how do the accusations and denials function? Scott McGill moves between varied sources, including Terence, Martial, Seneca the Elder and Macrobius' Virgil criticism to explore these questions. In the process, he offers new insights into the history of plagiarism and related issues, including Roman notions of literary property, authorship and textual reuse. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGill, Scott: - Scott McGill is currently interim director of the Humanities Research Center at Rice University. He is the author of Virgil Recomposed: The Mythological and Secular Virgilian Centos in Antiquity (2005) and co-editor of From the Tetrarchs to the Theodosians: Later Roman History and Culture, 284-450 CE (with Cristiana Sogno and Edward Watts, Cambridge University Press, 2010). |
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