Univ., Diss.--Göttingen, 2001. / Literaturverz. S. 443 - 483.

Thesis (Doctoral)--Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht, 1977. / Includes bibliographical references (p. xi-xix) and index.

Univ., Diss., 1854--Bonn.

Göttingen, Universiẗat, Diss., 2001.

No description available.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1993. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-155. Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Zugl.: Padua, Univ., Diss., 2008

Inaug.-diss.--Leipzig. / Cover title. Vita. "Index librorum": p. [vi]-vii.

This thesis is an attempt at a partial interpretation of Lucan's epic The Civil War (Bellum Civile). It pays special attention to the character of Caesar, who turns out to be at the centre of the poet's narrative and to whom the essential themes presented by the poet are related. The introduction of the work points to the importance of interpreting inconsistencies in the Roman epic (O'Hara), which has become the methodological basis for the submitted literary analyses of Lucan's work. Indeed, modern Lucan research (Henderson, Masters, Roller, O'Hara) shows that the fragmentation and inconsistencies of the individual voices, scenes and events in the epic are the artistic intent of the author and mirror the theme of his work - the deeply divided world in the civil war - in the form of his narrative. The main part of the work is devoted to analysing the passages of the epic in which the character of Caesar has a central position and which prove to be essential in the interpretation of the overall narrative of the work. These analyses show that one of the prominent themes of the epic is the theme of power. As can be seen from Caesar's characterization and his actions in the first five books of the epic, the character of Caesar is shrouded in an image of monstrosity and unstoppability, which, however,...

Habilitationsschrift. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-334) and index.