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Explore how Roman poets used linguistic techniques to shape political meaning in this scholarly volume from De Gruyter's Trends in Classics series. This book examines how major Roman poets shifted political interpretation to their readers through etymologies, puns, anagrams, telestichs, and acronyms embedded in their verse. Rather than declaring allegiances directly, these poets employed wordplay as a form of authorial control, creating layers of meaning that rewarded careful readers whilst maintaining plausible deniability. The volume argues that understanding poetic voices as politically favourable or dissenting requires attention to the contexts of composition, performance, and reception. Essential reading for scholars of Roman literature, classics, and ancient history seeking to decode the subtle political strategies embedded in Latin poetry.

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Examines etymologies, puns, anagrams, telestichs, and acronyms used by Roman poets to construct political meaning.

Part of De Gruyter's established Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes series dedicated to advanced classical scholarship.

Explores how contexts of composition, performance, and reception shape interpretation of poetic voices in Latin poetry.

Analyses how major Roman poets shifted the burden of political interpretation to their readers through sophisticated wordplay.

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22 August 2016
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