#lucan is not writing an anti aeneid he is taking the contradictions that are already in the aeneid and magnifying them
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the aeneid is a hypotext that the pharsalia is kissing on the mouth in necromantic fashion and caesar’s bellum civile is a hypotext that the pharsalia is biting and biting and biting forever
#i know the pharsalia as an antiaeneid take is fun but i. disagree#lucan is not writing an anti aeneid he is taking the contradictions that are already in the aeneid and magnifying them#the pharsalia is only an antiaeneid if you read the aeneid optimistically ���� which i don’t#pharsalia#my tongue between his teeth will speak#beeps
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the thebaid is ratatouille-ing the aeneid and the bellum civile (lucan's obvi) and then high-fiving some senecan tragedies
the aeneid is a hypotext that the pharsalia is kissing on the mouth in necromantic fashion and caesar’s bellum civile is a hypotext that the pharsalia is biting and biting and biting forever
#i know the pharsalia as an antiaeneid take is fun but i. disagree#lucan is not writing an anti aeneid he is taking the contradictions that are already in the aeneid and magnifying them#the pharsalia is only an antiaeneid if you read the aeneid optimistically 👍 which i don’t#<<<<prev tags#lucan kinda shuts down the optimistic aeneid as an idea#he just blows up the whole thing#and by the whole thing i mean both roma and also epic poetry#god i love these epics
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