How did Roman poets create character? The mythological figures that dot the landscape of Roman poetry entail their own predetermined plotlines and received characteristics: the idea of a gentle, maternal Medea is as absurd as a spineless and weak Achilles. For Roman poets, the p…
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'Exemplary Traits' examines how Roman poets used models dynamically to create character, and how their referential approach to character reveals them mobilizing the literary tradition.