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Names: Pyy, Elina, author.
Title: Women and war in Roman epic / by Elina Pyy.
Description: Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: The language of classical literature, 2590-2709 ; volume 33 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020037612 (print) | LCCN 2020037613 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004434905 (hardback ; acid-free paper) | ISBN 9789004443457 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Epic poetry, Latin–History and criticism. | Women in literature. | War in literature. | Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Classification: LCC PA6054 .P98 2021 (print) | LCC PA6054 (ebook) | DDC 873/.0109–dc23
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ISSN 2590-2709
ISBN 978-90-04-43490-5 (hardback)
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