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Callimachus and Latin Poetry

Wendell Clausen
- 30 Aug 1964 - 
- Vol. 5, Iss: 3, pp 181-196
TLDR
Callimachus influence on the Latin new poets reflected their aesthetic and ethical rejection of the epic manner in favor of the focused and personal as mentioned in this paper, and their preference for the personal.
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Callimachus’ influence on the Latin new poets reflected their aesthetic and ethical rejection of the epic manner in favor of the focused and personal

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