Ajax: A Roman Myth: Readings and Resonances of Telamonian Ajax in Latin Literature

This volume enhances our understanding of the many readings the figure of Telamonian Ajax underwent in its passage through Roman culture.

While a few occurrences have already received critical attention, this study provides a thorough examination of the various forms Ajax took in Latin literature, from the early Republic to the early Empire. Indeed, single instances only reveal their fully synchronic and diachronic significance when placed in the complex array of the Roman Ajax(es). Furth...