A wide-ranging study of ancient Roman literary careers and their reception in later European literature. The focus is on the three major models of the careers of Virgil, Horace and Ovid, and the ways in which other ancient and post-antique authors respond to these patterns for constructing their own literary careers.
Wide-ranging study by leading experts focusing on the careers of Virgil, Horace and Ovid and the responses they provoked.
