Abstract:This paper was first delivered as 'L'epos "occidentale" nell'elegia "orientale" e vice versa: Elena, Didone, e Cleopatra in Properzio e Virgilio' at a conference on Orientalismo Romano held at Sapienza Università di Roma; a subsequent version was aired at NUI Maynooth. I gratefully acknowledge the input of both audiences, of Anna Chahoud, Jacqueline Fabre-Serris, Giacomo Peru, and of Dictynna's anonymous reviewers. This research was conducted during tenure of postdoctoral fellowships from the Irish Research Co… Show more
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