Repetition in Latin Poetry Figures of Allusion [Hardcover]

Word repetition was a crucial feature in Latin poetry, but most scholars discuss it only in footnotes. In this study, Wills examines how this figure was in over 10,000 quotations across the whole gamut of Latin poetry from Ennius to Juvenal. Embracing a number of hot topics such as intertextual reference, allusion, and genre, this will be a major contribution to Latin literary scholarship.

[Repetition in Latin Poetry] offers convincing arguments for the allusive potential of various formal structures of language. Because it is well grounded in linguistic and literary theory, it is sure to become the standard work on the topic. --Religious Studies Review