Lucan: Civil War VIII (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts) - Softcover

 
9780856681769: Lucan: Civil War VIII (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
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ISBN 10: 0856681768 ISBN 13: 9780856681769
Publisher: Aris & Phillips Ltd, 1981

Synopsis

In his De Bello Civili Lucan tells the story of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, dealing in Book VIII with the defeat and death of the latter. This edition provides a literary commentary to accompany the Latin text and the revised translation of J.D.Daff. The introduction covers the life of Lucan and the literary revival of Nero's time, the meaning of Lucan's choice of theme, a sketch of the form of the whole poem and the eighth book's place within it, the rhetorical style and the transmission of the text. A glossary of proper names, a select bibliography and index complete this work which will be useful to students of Latin literature and of the literary epic in particular. Latin text with translation, commentary and notes.

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About the Author

Roland Mayer is Professor of Classics at King’s College London, The University of London.

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Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0856681768
ISBN 13 
9780856681769
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
208

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